The Ming Dynasty: The most ruthless imperial grandson, Old Zhu begged me not to kill him.

Chapter 179 Detaining the Japanese Envoy

After the official from the Ministry of Rites finished speaking, he wanted to leave with the Japanese envoys.

Koizumi Kishiro and Kameda Higo guessed that the Duke of Liang would definitely not dare to provoke them.

The two continued to act arrogantly.

Duke Lan Yu of Liang gave a look to the two soldiers beside him. The two men holding down the two Japanese envoys nodded, picked up their swords, and smashed them with the hilts.

In an instant, the two men were smashed, their heads bleeding profusely.

The two men looked on incredulously; these people actually dared to make a move.

Seeing the murderous glare from Duke Lan Yu of Liang, the two men obediently lowered their heads.

Others were very excited when they saw it.

Duke Lan Yu of Liang took out a gold ingot from his pocket and handed it to the old man from before.

"Here's some money for you. Go find a good doctor and tell them it was me, Lan Yu, who sent you!"

"As for these corrupt officials and these barbarians, lock them all up in jail!"

Upon hearing this, the centurion immediately left and took these people to prison.

At this time, envoys from various countries had already gathered at the Sifang Pavilion.

Minister of Rites Ni Yuanlu breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

There were so many foreign barbarians, many of whom they didn't recognize, and they were afraid of causing problems.

Now the matter is finally settled.

Ni Yuanlu said in a low voice.

“Several people from neighboring countries separated them to avoid causing us trouble. In addition, we should send more people to keep an eye on those from the grasslands. The relationship between us and the Yuan Dynasty’s Qi King Kökö Temür is not good. There must be something wrong with sending people here now!”

The official nodded after hearing this.

After Ni Yuanlu finished counting everyone, the Assistant Minister of Rites hurriedly ran out and said something.

"Something terrible has happened! The Japanese envoy and the official Liu who was supposed to greet our envoy have disappeared!"

Ni Yuanlu was stunned when she heard this. She thought everything was going smoothly and that she could report the matter to His Majesty without any surprises. As expected, something unexpected still happened.

Ni Yuanlu's expression changed drastically.

"Now that the envoys from all the countries have arrived, how can we be missing even one? We must hurry and find him!"

A group of officials from the Ministry of Rites began searching in various places.

Suddenly, an official ran over and said...

"Your Excellency, something terrible has happened! Chief Clerk Liu has been detained by the Five Cities Garrison, and even the Japanese envoy is among them!"

Ni Yuanlu's expression changed drastically.

"What? How dare the Five Cities Garrison detain an envoy?"

The man stammered.

"It seems that our envoys caused trouble in the street, and the Duke of Liang happened to see it, so he ordered them to be arrested!"

Ni Yuanlu felt a sudden headache.

"If that's the case, detaining the Japanese envoy is one thing, but why detain Chief Clerk Liu as well? He's an official of my Ministry of Rites. Does the Duke of Liang not respect my Ministry of Rites?"

Upon hearing this, the man lowered his head and recounted everything that had happened.

Ni Yuanlu's expression changed drastically. This Manager Liu really knows how to cause trouble. Now that he has caused such a big problem, who can help him? In the end, she will have to clean up his mess.

"Alright, you don't need to worry about this matter anymore. Let's focus on appeasing the other envoys!"

After saying that, Mingyuanlu walked directly towards the palace.

At this moment, Zhu Xiong Ying summoned Yang Si Yi and others to discuss the possibility of establishing a navy in the Qin Zheng Hall. Just then, a young eunuch hurriedly came to report to His Highness.

Ni Yuanlu, the Minister of Rites, came to pay his respects.

Upon hearing this, everyone frowned. Had Ni Yuanlu already taken care of things? If so, she could have simply sent someone to deliver the list; why bother making the trip herself?

"Since Lord Ni is here, let him in!"

Ni Yuanlu came in and hurriedly said.

"Your Highness, something terrible has happened!"

"Our Ministry of Rites officials and the Japanese envoy have all been arrested by the Five Cities Garrison!"

Zhu Xiong Ying, Yang Si Yi, and the others frowned.

It was indeed rather strange that the Japanese envoy and officials from the Ministry of Rites were detained by the Five Cities Garrison.

Zhu Xiong Ying was somewhat excited. He was just thinking about how to deal with the Japanese envoys when they unexpectedly delivered themselves to his doorstep.

That's really a great thing.

"What? Such a good thing? Tell me more about it?"

Minister of Rites Ni Yuanlu's face darkened upon hearing this. How could the Crown Prince speak like that? If this were to reach the ears of these Japanese, it would likely cause trouble.

At this moment, Yu Huatian from the West Depot walked in and handed the records in his hand to Zhu Xiong Ying.

Zhu Xiong Ying looked extremely displeased upon seeing the expression on the person above.

Minister of Rites Ni Yuanlu was startled. Could there be some hidden story he didn't know about? If so, this would be troublesome.

Zhu Xiong Ying handed the records in his hand to the Minister of Rites.

"Let's see how your Ministry of Rites officials are helping this Japanese envoy oppress the people of my Great Ming Dynasty?"

The Minister of War trembled with fear upon hearing this.

It's important to know that Zhu Xiong Ying didn't just say that lightly; if that's really the case, then things could get complicated.

The Minister of Rites eagerly took out the contents of the document and almost fainted upon reading them.

It should be known that officials in the Ministry of Rites were in charge of etiquette and education in addition to foreign affairs. If outsiders found out that their officials were helping envoys from other countries to oppress their people, they would probably lose their positions.

Thinking of this, he knelt down on the ground with a thud.

Please forgive me, Your Highness. It was my fault for not disciplining my children properly, which led to this incident.

Please, Your Highness, punish me.

"Lord Ni has worked tirelessly for the country and made great contributions. It's normal that there are some petty people under his command. You're not to blame!"

"Many of the envoys are still inclined towards our Great Ming. Let's not let one bad apple spoil the whole bunch!"

"However, your Ministry of Rites needs to change its approach to foreign envoys. Although our Great Ming dares not claim to be the strongest country in the world, it is not one that can be provoked by just anyone!"

"Now even tiny Japan dares to provoke us. If word gets out, won't we be laughed at?"

"You no longer need to concern yourself with the matter of the Ministry of Rites officials and the Japanese envoy imprisoned in the Five Cities Garrison. I will handle this matter myself!"

"You just need to get everything else done and done well!"

Ni Yuanlu felt a cold sweat break out on her back.

Although I was still a little worried, I left with trepidation.

Zhu Xiong Ying sighed. Sure enough, these Japanese pirates had to be eliminated. Now, establishing the Ming Dynasty's navy was an urgent matter.

The ocean is the real treasure; it would be such a pity to abandon it.

"Someone, immediately send someone to summon Marquis Wu Liang of Jiangyin and Marquis Wu Zhen of Jinghai to Yingtian Prefecture to discuss important military matters!"

(End of this chapter)