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There were a few strange people in the banquet hall. They were wearing wide kimonos. Even in winter, they were wearing clogs. Fortunately, the weather in Guangzhou was hot, and even in December, it was not cold. They were envoys from Japan, headed by the old Shimaki Katsuki. This time, the new king of the new China Kingdom, Long Yufei ascended the throne and became emperor, and Japan and North Korea were also invited to manage it. Tokugawa Ikegaki Katsuki, in order to show his respect for the Chinese Emperor, Long Yufei, specially sent Shimaki Katsuki to represent him to attend Long Yufei's ascension ceremony.

"Sir, the New China is so rude, they ignore us at all!" A young Japanese said angrily, thinking that they were neglected.

"Onodai, please give me some peace. This is not Edo." Mabe Juesuke scolded. A few years ago, the Qing Dynasty was defeated by the Western power Britain, which shocked Japan. Many Japanese people believed that the powerful neighbor in the west had begun to decline. However, this time he came to participate in the throne ceremony of the King of Xinhua Kingdom, which shocked him even more. Guangzhou's prosperity was more than ten times better than Edo. The strong military strength of the Xinhua Army was beyond Japan's reach. Especially after coming to Guangzhou, they learned about the war between Xinhua Kingdom and the Qing Dynasty and Britain, which made Mabe Juesuke even more worried. In Japan, the emperor is just a decoration. The regime is controlled by the shogun. Japan implemented the policy of closing the country like the Qing Dynasty. A powerful Chinese Empire is not a good thing for Japan.

"Yes, sir!" The young Japanese who was scolded quickly lowered his head and apologized.

"Sir, there are two senior generals of the Xinhua Army there. Should we talk to them? The recent invasion of those pirates on our coastal areas has increased. Behind these pirates, there must be support from Xinhua. If Xinhua can restrain them, our lives will be much better." said a middle-aged Japanese.

"Well! You guys are waiting here. I'll go and visit them!" Mabu Quansheng sorted out his clothes and wanted General Niu Meng, Chief of Staff of the Xinhua Army, and Major General Liu Zhongming, Deputy Minister of the Operations Department, to walk there.

General Niu Meng and Major General Liu Zhongming were eating and drinking the delicious food on the coast. They were soldiers. They were different from those civil servants who wanted to save face. Others came to communicate their feelings in such banquets, and they were purely here to eat. The soldiers were upright and did not have so many ghost ideas like civil servants. The two of them looked very conspicuous at the banquet.

"Two generals, the old middle master of the Japanese shogunate, Quan Shengsheng, has met two!" A slightly hoarse voice sounded behind the two, causing General Niu Meng and Major General Liu Zhongming to put down the knife and fork in their hands.

I saw a short middle-aged Japanese man standing behind them, bent over and bowing to them with his head low. The top leaders of the Japanese shogunate were greatly influenced by Chinese culture, and both in terms of writing and language respected Chinese characters and Chinese. It is very normal for Mabu Hoshi to speak fluent Chinese. Of course, all of these Japanese people are hiding a wolf-like ambition under their humble appearance.

"Hello, what's the matter?" Major General Liu Zhongming frowned and said. Xinhua has not had much exchange with Japan. Of course, helping pirates there sell stolen goods is not counted. In addition, because the hatred of Japan by King Long Yufei of the New China king of New China often shows, the senior executives of Xinhua have no good feelings for Japan. Otherwise, they would not indulge those pirates to rob Japan.

"The two generals, for the defeat of the powerful Britain by the Xinhua Army, this has made the entire East Asian nation very excited. Please allow me to express my highest respect to you!" Mabu Yoshikazu's attitude was very low. After all, in the interactions between countries, the strength of the country determines the status. Xinhua countries can even defeat the British, and Japan does not even have the qualification to carry shoes to Xinhua countries.

"Yes!" Major General Liu Zhongming nodded without saying anything. He really couldn't find anything to say to this Japanese. As for General Niu Meng, after looking at Mabe Yoshikazuki, he picked up the knife and fork again and focused on dealing with the food in front of him. It seemed that the food in front of him was much more attractive than the high-ranking officials of the Edo Shogunate.

Seeing the contempt of the Xinhua Army generals at his disdain for him, Mabe Quankatsu was very angry, but he suppressed the anger in his heart very well. He knew that because of the weak country, the Xinhua Army generals looked down on them at all. Even if they were rude, he could only endure it. Otherwise, this would bring disaster to Japan.

"The two generals, Japan admires the strength of your country and hopes to import a batch of advanced weapons from your country. I wonder if it is okay?" asked Mabu Hirosaki. The weapons of the Japanese army are still mainly cold weapons, with only a small number of firearms. Moreover, these firearms are backward old firearms, with a short range and low power. The pirates who harass Japan are equipped with advanced breech guns and breech guns, which makes the Japanese army suffer. If it weren't for the small number of these pirates, Japan would probably pay a greater price. If a batch of advanced weapons can be imported from Xinhua, this adverse situation may be reversed. The most critical point is that they can use these weapons to imitate them. In this way, Japan's military strength can reach a higher level.

"Imported weapons? No, this is not possible. We have no plan to export weapons to the outside world yet!" Major General Liu Zhongming refused neatly.

"General, we are very sincere. We can buy 10,000 rifles from your country." Mabe Yoshikazuki said. He thought the generals of the Xinhua Army thought they bought too little and were unwilling to sell them.

"What's wrong with you? Didn't you tell you that we won't sell weapons to the outside world?" Major General Liu Zhongming said coldly.

"Yes, General!" A hint of shame and anger flashed across Mabu Quankatsu's face, but he still surrendered and quickly apologized.

"General, there is another thing. In recent years, a large number of pirates have harassed the coast of Japan, which seriously threatened the trade between Japan and Xinhua. Japan hopes that Xinhua can wipe out these pirates and ensure normal trade between our two countries." Mabu Hitoshi asked.

"Are there any pirates? Why don't I know?" General Niu Meng finally got full. After putting down the knife and fork in his hand, he asked with surprise.

"General, how dare I deceive you? There are indeed pirates. Those pirates are very fierce. They often land in Japan, attack Japanese towns, and plunder Japanese people, causing us huge losses. Please help us in view of our mutual friendly neighbors with a belt of water!" After Mabe Yoshikazuki finished speaking, he bowed 90 degrees.

General Niu Meng and Major General Liu Zhongming couldn't help but laugh. It seems that Cui Apu's pirates did a very good job and made the Japanese suffer. This is a great thing for Xinhua Kingdom. According to the agreement between the Xinhua Army and Cui Apu's pirates, half of the things they robbed belonged to the Xinhua Army. The more pirates Cui Apu robbed, the more profits the Xinhua Army would have. Why not do this? As for helping the Japanese to wipe out Cui Apu, how is this possible?

"We are not aware of the pirates. Those pirates did not attack our merchant ships, nor did they plunder our coastal areas. Therefore, I doubt what you said!" General Niu Meng said coldly.

Mabe Quankatsu's face suddenly became gloomy. Although they had previously guessed that the pirates must be supported by Xinhua, they had no evidence. The attitude of the senior generals of the Xinhua Army undoubtedly confirmed their speculation that the pirates were indeed supported by Xinhua Army. In this case, it seems impossible for Japan to wipe out the pirates!

"Baga! It's obviously you who colluded with those pirates, but now you are still denying it. You are so shameless!" An angry voice sounded. The young Japanese named Onoji pointed at General Niu Meng and cursed. Before, Mabe Jutsukaru humbly wanted the Xinhua Army to buy weapons, but was rejected, which greatly hurt Onoji's self-esteem. Now, the Xinhua Army still denies that they have connections with those pirates, which makes him angry. He was young and energetic, and he was impulsive, and then broke out on the spot.

At this moment, the music in the banquet hall had stopped, and everyone's eyes were focused here. Some Xinhua Cabinet ministers also realized that something was wrong here and rushed over.

General Niu Meng, the chief of staff of the New China Army, had a gloomy face. He was in Xinhua Kingdom with a high position and power. Within the powerful Xinhua Army, except for King Long Yufei, he was the highest-level general. It has been a long time since no one dared to point at his nose and curse.

Mabe Yoshikazuki was even more scared. Onode didn't know the strength of the Xinhua Army, but he knew very well. If they offended the Xinhua Army, it would be almost impossible for them to return to Japan safely, and it would even bring a grief to the entire Japan!

"Onode-kun, what are you doing? Why don't you apologize to the general quickly. You and your family will bring disasters because of your rudeness!" Mabe Hitoshi Kazuka hurriedly scolded.

"Sir, I'm right. These Chinese people are bullying them too much!" Onodera Mino said with his neck tilted.

"Very good, boy, what's your name?" General Niu Meng asked in a deep voice. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!