sbdcsierra Chapter 789 8ga! 8ga?
Chapter 789 8ga! 8ga?
Seeing that Yu Tongyuan was hesitant to give the order and that Zhu Biao's expression was rather strange, Yang Shaofeng became furious.
"What, you won't let me hit it?"
"Are you still afraid you won't be able to withstand the collision?"
"Or perhaps they feel sorry for the short and ugly guy?"
As soon as Yang Shaofeng finished speaking, Zhu Biao became anxious.
What's wrong with my brother-in-law? Why does he start acting crazy whenever he sees a short, ugly guy?
Besides, you can scold Yu Tongyuan, but why did you also scold my brother-in-law?
Yu Tongyuan was equally displeased, but when he thought of the ironclad warship that Yang Shaofeng had mentioned, he could only suppress his anger and said with a dark face, "Even if the Prince Consort exhausts the navy on the treasure ship, they still won't be able to increase the speed, let alone ram it directly."
"Furthermore, with such a large fleet, the treasure ship bears the responsibility of command. If we were to ram it without warning, it would be tantamount to putting the entire fleet in danger."
"This is absolutely not feasible."
"If the Prince Consort wants to ram the ship, let the warships outside do it."
At this point, Yu Tongyuan, his face dark, called over his deputy and ordered, "Send the warships outside to ram those short, ugly boats, and capture those short, ugly men alive."
After the vice-general took his orders and left, a small warship on the outer perimeter of the fleet immediately broke away from the fleet and headed towards the small boat where the short men were.
Then, a scene unfolded that left Yang Shaofeng utterly dumbfounded.
The short men's small boat, perhaps having spotted the fleet's warships, obediently stopped. One of the short men even stood on the bow of the boat, waving his hands frantically.
The fleet's warships were ordered to "ram the short men's small boats and capture them alive," so they ignored the cries of the short men on the boats and desperately increased their speed, heading straight for the short men's small boats.
When the distance between the two sides closed to less than ten zhang, the short men were shocked to find that the Ming warships opposite them showed no sign of slowing down. Instead, they were heading straight for them. It was only after the entire Ming fleet was slowly approaching that the short men realized something was wrong.
"Tribute!"
"envoy!"
"Tribute!"
"Gift!"
"..."
The short, scrawny men shouted wildly, but it was all in vain. In the end, they could only capsize their boat and fall into the sea amidst cries of "Baka!" before being pulled out by the Ming army.
As Zhu Biao watched with glee as the fleet's soldiers took small boats to salvage the short man and the boxes, he said, "Is brother-in-law satisfied this time?"
Yang Shaofeng gave a soft hum and said, "I think those short guys on the other side were cursing before they fell into the water. They were probably cursing our Great Ming for not being martial and for actually ambushing us short guys."
After a slight pause, Yang Shaofeng continued, "However, it doesn't matter. We can find out what they're cursing by sending someone to interrogate them."
Zhu Biao glanced directly at Yang Shaofeng.
Should we have it reviewed?
My brother-in-law's so-called "interrogation" was definitely a matter for the Imperial Guards to conduct.
So, it's just that whatever you want to hear, the Embroidered Uniform Guard will find out for you.
You just want those short, ugly men to admit they're women; even the Imperial Guards can get them to sign and put their fingerprints on the document.
I can't guarantee its authenticity, but I guarantee no one will dare to recant their testimony.
While inwardly cursing, Zhu Biao said, "Bring them over first and ask them what they do. After all, there's only one small boat. What if Gu Chengzhi and Master Shihang sent them?"
Upon hearing the names Gu Chengzhi and Shihang the Bald Monk, Yang Shaofeng let out a cold snort.
These short, ugly guys got off easy!
……
“We are envoys sent by Prince Kaneyoshi to pay tribute to the Emperor of the Great Ming.”
The short, stocky man at the head bowed deeply and said loudly to Yu Tongyuan, "Your side rammed and sank our envoy ship without distinguishing right from wrong. We will definitely explain the situation to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and ask your side to give our great Japan an explanation!"
Yu Tongyuan immediately turned his gaze to Yang Shaofeng.
If I, the Marquis, had given this order myself, and had arbitrarily rammed and sunk the ship of an envoy from another country, it would indeed be a serious crime, and I might not even be able to keep my title as Marquis of Nan'an.
However, since the order to ram and sink the ships carrying foreign envoys was given by Yang the Madman, then it doesn't matter.
Moreover, the Grand Vice Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was also present.
Even if those corrupt scholars in power and the court wanted to hold them accountable, they would have to first cause trouble for Vice Emperor Zhu and Yang the Madman.
Simply put, if the sky falls, the tallest person should hold it up first.
Yang Shaofeng stared at the short, stocky man with a look of curiosity.
He's really damn short.
According to the Water Margin, Wu Dalang was less than five feet tall. According to the Song Dynasty system, Wu Dalang's height should be between 1.53 and 1.54 meters. The people of Yanggu County jokingly called him "Three-inch Ding Gushupi".
However, the height of these short men in front of us is only about four feet according to the Song Dynasty system, which is not even comparable to Wu Da's five feet height.
If the locals in Yanggu County, who love giving people nicknames, saw this, who knows what kind of nicknames they would give them?
Yang Shaofeng found it increasingly amusing, but the short, stocky men in front of him flew into a rage.
We are, after all, envoys who came to pay tribute, yet no one in the Ming Dynasty pays us any attention?
"idiot!"
A classic Japanese curse slipped out, and the short, stocky man, who was only four feet tall, pointed at Yang Shaofeng and roared, "We are from the great Japanese nation..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yang Shaofeng's face darkened.
idiot?
Yang Shaofeng turned to Chang Xiaojiu and instructed, "Take them away and teach them some manners."
Chang Xiaojiu clasped his hands in agreement, then, with a sinister grin on his face, led several guards from the Imperial Son-in-Law's residence to drag the short, ugly men away.
"First, strip them of their clothes, then we'll make them wear them again when we send them to the capital."
“Teach them the rules carefully.”
"Don't let them anger the Prince Consort again."
"Otherwise, you'll be running a mile, it'll kill you!"
Perhaps it was the sheer power of the words "Xiao Yi Li" that caused the faces of the several Imperial Guards who came out with Chang Xiao Jiu to change drastically, and they rushed straight towards the terrified short man.
They stripped off the outer clothes and then began to use all sorts of methods that would cause excruciating pain but leave no obvious marks, as if they were free.
"Under no circumstances are you allowed to look directly at the assembled civil and military officials and nobles! Even more so, you are forbidden from looking directly at the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Absolutely no speaking of those nonsensical Japanese languages! My son-in-law gets a headache just hearing them!"
"If you can kneel, don't stand!"
"Rules are only taught once; repeat offenders will die!"
"..."
The short, stocky men had nowhere to hide or escape, so they could only clutch their heads tightly and rely on screams to relieve the pain in their bodies.
The short, ugly men just couldn't understand why they were being treated like this. They were sent to the Ming Dynasty on the orders of Prince Huailiang, and they had come to Dengzhou specifically to deliver gifts to the so-called prince consort of the Ming Dynasty.