Chapter 2377 Meeting someone

The samurai's sword can easily stay in his hand, but Bai Ruozhu can easily let Xinye's sword fall out of his hand. This shows that if she is ruthless, Xinye is no match for her.

For a moment, the hall was extremely quiet. The first warrior's face was dark, and he was obviously very angry. I just didn't know if he was angry at Xinye for being useless, or because he hated Bai Ruozhu.

Suddenly, applause sounded, and a burly man walked out. He was wearing pitch black armor. When he walked, the scales on the armor touched each other, making a slight crisp sound.

"Zhongyuan martial arts is indeed amazing!" General Chisong said loudly, speaking in Chinese. Although his accent was a bit awkward, he already expressed his respect for the guests.

Matsuda showed respect and saluted General Akamatsu, "I have met the general."

Others also hurriedly stood up and saluted in unison.

Bai Ruozhu and the others also bowed their hands in Danliang's official salute and met with General Chisong.

General Akamatsu has a Chinese character face and a pair of extremely sharp eyes. At first glance, he is someone who is decisive in killing. Otherwise, he would not have become a person with almost more power than the emperor.

"Fuso people appreciate the culture of the Central Plains very much. Even when I was young, I dreamed of going to the Central Plains. Unfortunately, the sea route was difficult and the distance was too far. This wish has never been realized." General Chisong spoke again.

"I don't want to see the distinguished guests from Danliang Kingdom again today. I am very happy." He stretched out his hands. "No need to be polite, everyone, please sit down."

He didn't speak Chinese very well, and some of his pronunciations were inaccurate, and he spoke very slowly. Fortunately, Bai Ruozhu and the others could guess what he meant.

Li Jin saluted him and said in an official tone: "General Chisong is so polite. Our emperor welcomes the general to Danliang as a guest. He also hopes that the two countries will have good relations from generation to generation and open a maritime trade route."

General Akamatsu laughed and said, "Okay, I will go and take a look when I get the chance. As for trade matters, you have to report to His Majesty the Emperor."

Li Jin quickly glanced at Jiang Yichun. The news he got now was that Akamatsu and the emperor were not fighting, and even wanted to replace him. Fuso was mostly controlled by the Akamatsu shogunate. Why did the emperor suddenly come up in this matter? Is it to test their attitude?

Li Jin was a little unsure and didn't know how to answer.

Bai Ruozhu had returned to her seat. She put away her dagger and sat cross-legged next to Jiang Yichun. Her face was not red and she was out of breath, as if she had never fought with anyone.

She gently tapped Jiang Yichun's legs twice.

"We are new here and don't know the rules of your country. If there are any inaccuracies, please forgive me, general." Jiang Yichun said, "As for the procedures for applying for trade, please give some advice, general."

Jiang Yichun spoke politely, but his tone was neither condescending nor arrogant, which easily attracted General Chisong's attention.

He stared at Jiang Yichun for two seconds, as if observing him, then he laughed and asked, "Is that woman your bodyguard?"

Jiang Yichun frowned slightly, but soon relaxed. He vaguely felt that General Chisong wanted to ask for a guard. He never thought that Bai Ruozhu was his wife.

"General, you misunderstood. She is my wife and a fourth-rank official of the Danliang court. She was once responsible for the medical treatment in the palace." Jiang Yichun said as he put his arm around Bai Ruozhu's shoulders.

General Chisong deliberately looked surprised, "So it turns out that women from the Central Plains can be officials?"

Jiang Yichun said unhurriedly: "Now there are women's schools in Danliang and Chengshui countries. Women can study like men. Women will also participate in the school competitions. My wife once won the first place in the math competition. Women. It’s no surprise to be an official or go to war.”

Maybe it was because the words were a bit long, or maybe Matsuda was afraid that others wouldn't understand, so he took the initiative to translate it in Fuso. Many people at the table couldn't help but exclaimed, as if they hadn't expected this at all. .

General Chisong nodded after hearing this, "The culture of the Central Plains is so advanced that it has indeed moved ahead of us. In comparison, our women seem uncivilized. It seems we need to work harder."

Bai Ruozhu was a little surprised when he heard this. If General Chisong was telling the truth, then his thinking was really advanced, and he was a person who was open-minded to learn and willing to accept foreign ideas.

Of course, he might have said this hypocritically. Given his status, he didn't have to say such things in front of Bai Ruozhu and the others to take care of their feelings.

Perhaps their visit changed the fate of many Fuso women.

The Fuso people who were doing it responded one after another, and General Chisong even spoke, so they naturally agreed.

Only Lu Zhi remained silent. He still seemed to look down on women, but Bai Ruozhu had just won over his right-hand man, and he really couldn't speak.

Xin Ye knelt down behind Lin Zhi in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking. His eyes were not as sharp as before, and he looked a little lonely.

Probably he was thinking about why he lost, or how far behind he was compared to Bai Ruozhu.

"I talked a lot when I was so happy that I forgot to start the banquet." General Chisong said, raising his glass. "Let's toast our friends who have come from afar. I hope you will like Fusang."

Bai Ruozhu and the others raised their glasses together and drank them all in one gulp.

Soon a waiter refilled their glasses, and Bai Ruozhu noticed that there was a wooden box underneath the wine glasses. The waiter kept pouring the wine, and the wine overflowed. Bai Ruozhu almost reminded her, I thought he was too distracted.

Fortunately she didn't say anything, because he found that the other waiters were like this too.

Soon, the wooden box outside the wine glass was filled with wine, and the waiter stopped and put the wine bottle aside.

Bai Ruozhu looked at the wine glass in a wooden box. There were wine recipes inside and outside. For a moment, she didn't know what the rules were. Matsuda didn't mention it on the way.

"Please try how our Fuso wine tastes. It was developed by Mr. Shenzong Yi, a great nobleman in our country." General Chisong said, raising his glass to Yi Fang and making a toast.

Bai Ruozhu and the others looked over, and saw that the man was sitting on the right side of Lu Zhi. Because of the incident where Lu Zhi was looking for trouble, and the timely appearance of General Akamatsu, Matsuda did not introduce him.

Seeing Bai Ruozhu and the others looking over, Shenzong nodded slightly towards them, his eyes seemed to have some unexplained light.

This does not mean that Shenzong Yi already knows everything, but Bai Ruozhu and the others are still cautious.

Shenzong had a face as white as jade and a slight beard on his chin. Although he was a businessman, he looked like a scholar in appearance. He toasted to General Chisong in a humble manner, as if he had a good personality.

Bai Ruozhu sneered in her heart, what kind of person would he be who could let people go to the sea to kill people and steal wealth? She wouldn't believe it.

Li Jin reacted quickly, took a sip of the wine and said with a smile, "It's indeed a good wine!"