King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 173 A life is worth two taels of silver. Didn’t you decide the price?

Not long after.

The soldiers entering dragged the Japanese envoys and appeared at the door of the inn.

Afterwards, they threw a group of Japanese people to the ground, bowed to Zhu Gaoxu and reported:

"Report to the prince."

"All the Japanese envoys have been captured. They are all here, alive."

Seeing the Japanese people thrown to the ground, Zhu Gaoxu nodded at the saluting soldiers. The expression on his face changed in vain, and his voice became lower, and he said in a deep voice:

"You, as soldiers of the Ming Dynasty."

"I saw the barbarians and foreigners bullying our Ming people, but I turned a blind eye and sat idly by."

"Although I dare not speak out when I am angry because of the pressure from my superiors."

"Death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided."

Hou Tinglu, who had been slapped several times, listened to Zhu Gaoxu's questions and saw the clothes he was wearing and instantly understood the identity of the person in front of him. His expression was full of panic and he said anxiously:

"Get out of here before I change my mind!"

Don’t you know how to use your brain before speaking?

Dare you say any nonsense?

How stupid do you have to be to say such a thing? Don't you know what it means to observe words and emotions?

For a small country like Japan, a subsidiary country of the Ming Dynasty, what gave him the illusion that he could say such ignorant words.

"Oh?"

"Besides, even though I accidentally killed him, I'm not without compensation."

It also affects the relationship between the two countries. Think about the strength of your own country, are you worthy?

Thinking of this, Zhu Gaoxu laughed angrily and said:

"Not only did you molest a common girl in the street, but you actually dared to commit murder in the street?"

Untouchable?

compensation?

"Go to the army and get thirty military sticks each to serve as a warning to others."

"Who dared that untouchable to hold a murderous weapon and attack me? I just subconsciously fought back."

"I just missed it."

"I heard that you were very arrogant in our Ming Dynasty during this period?"

"I paid a full two taels of silver to compensate."

"Does the prince want to affect the relationship between our two countries for the sake of a pariah?"

"Prince of Han"

Affect the relationship between the two countries?

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu looked at him with a serious expression. How could this bastard say such shameless and arrogant words?

Faced with the accusations and curses from King Zhu Gaoxu of Han Dynasty, the guard at the post station did not dare to think of defending himself. His face was filled with shame. He silently bowed his head and bowed, confessed his crime and turned around to leave.

Two taels of silver?

"Are you the Japanese prince Hou Tinglu?"

After everyone left, Zhu Gaoxu turned his eyes to the Japanese envoys lying on the ground, reached out and grabbed the Japanese prince Hou Tinglu who was lying on the ground and groaned, and slapped him several times with his backhand. , asked angrily:

"A human life is worth two taels of silver, right?"

After saying that, he turned to look at the other Japanese people lying on the ground. A hint of coldness flashed at the corner of his mouth, and he reached out and pulled out the sword that the guard was holding on his waist with a 'crack' sound.

Xia Yuanji, Yang Shiqi, Song Li and others who followed Zhu Gaoxu were frightened when they saw him drawing his sword, and they quickly spoke out to persuade him:

"My lord, no"

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Gaoxu held a cold broadsword in his hand. He instantly raised the cold blade, pointed it at Xia Yuanji and others who were speaking, and shouted:

"Shut up, everyone!"

As he said that, he reached out and took it out from his arms, and waved the Supervisor Golden Dragon Token in front of everyone.

"Can you recognize this thing?"

The next moment, when everyone saw the golden token in Zhu Gaoxu's hand and the four characters "I am here in person" on it, they subconsciously looked solemn and knelt down without any hesitation.

"I respectfully invite you to the Holy Ann!" Looking at the people kneeling on the ground, Zhu Gaoxu shook the token in his hand and asked in a deep voice:

"Are you still going to stop me?"

Xia Yuanji and others: "."

How dare you stop this!

Take out all your golden dragon tokens that are like "I am here in person".

Seeing the golden dragon token is like seeing the emperor. It's not just something to say that's nice or fun.

Even with ten of their courages, they wouldn't dare to stop him!

If he really stopped him, he would probably be charged with contempt for the emperor.

This kind of guilt is not something they are willing to bear.

And it was for the Japanese envoys who had obviously committed a crime, and the people of the Japanese country had made them very unhappy in the first place, so it was completely unworthy.

The words to stop him just now were just out of instinct and political considerations.

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Zhu Gaoxu didn't bother to pay attention to them. He sneered "haha" and then went directly to the Japanese lying on the ground.

No words, no scruples.

His movements were quite smooth, and he swung the knife and fiercely slashed the neck of one of the Japanese groaning on the ground.

puff.

A dull sound sounded, and a white line appeared on the Japanese man's wheat-colored neck. The white line slowly cracked from the middle, and blood slowly seeped out from inside. After a while, blood gushed out like a fountain.

When the Japanese came back to their senses, their eyes were wide open, and their pupils were full of fear. They tried their best to cover the bleeding neck with both hands, and opened their mouths to say something, but as soon as they opened their mouths, , blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth, and he could only make a "hehe" sound.

The sudden change frightened the Japanese who were lying on the ground groaning and groaning in pain. They no longer cared about the wounds and pain on their bodies, and suddenly stood up from the ground. Their faces were full of fear, and their bodies ran subconsciously. He retreated from behind, trying to distance himself from Zhu Gaoxu.

Prince Houtinglu, who had just been arguing with Zhu Gaoxu, was extremely frightened when he saw the situation in front of him. He immediately retreated, pointed at Zhu Gaoxu, and said with a slightly trembling voice:

"King of Han."

"You are crazy, you are crazy, do you know what you are doing?"

"How dare you attack and kill us envoys like this for no reason."

"Aren't you afraid of causing a war between the two countries by treating us like this?"

"I want to see His Majesty the Ming Dynasty"

"I'm going to sue you."

After hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu looked over with half-squinted eyes in confusion, curiosity, and teasing, stretched out his tongue and licked his slightly dry lips, grinned and said:

"Oh?"

"You mean killing someone?"

"It's okay. After killing the person, wouldn't it be enough to compensate him with two taels of silver?"

"Where did the idea of ​​causing a war come from?"

As he spoke, he took out two taels of silver from his pocket, threw it directly on the dead Japanese man, spread his hands with an innocent look, and continued:

"You Japanese people set this price yourself, didn't you?"

"Well, I think this price is very fair, very reasonable and fair."

"Look, I also gave him the money to buy his life, didn't I?"

After that, he slowly raised his head and looked at the Japanese envoy who was standing in the distance supporting each other and staring at him with a vigilant expression and an angry look. He took out a bag of silver from his arms, weighed it in his hand and threw it on the ground. , the corner of his mouth raised slightly with a "hehe" smile, pointing to the bag on the ground, and said:

"It is conservatively estimated that there is no less than fifty taels of silver in this bag. Any more silver taels will be treated as a gift from me."

"Don't worry. If you all die, I will have your bodies and silver packed together and sent back to Japan."

"Isn't that particularly thoughtful?"

"In this case, which of you will die first?"

(End of this chapter)