diskusbooks Chapter 388 I don't cheat my friends, but that doesn't mean I won't cheat animals.
Chapter 388 I don't cheat my friends, but that doesn't mean I won't cheat animals.
You asked if Yinzhuo wasn't afraid Zheye would disagree with such an excessive request? Hey, he really wasn't afraid. Just like he said before, Zheye was now on the verge of disaster and had no choice but to act. If he didn't want all his years of hard work to go down the drain in this last hurdle, he had no other option.
Zheye, as expected of a shrewd businessman and politician, weighed the pros and cons and made the choice that was most beneficial to his current situation. Although Yinzhuo's demands were excessive, if all of this could help him successfully ascend to that position, it would all be worthwhile.
"Mr. Tetsuya is indeed a straightforward person. Alright, since that's the case, it's settled then. We'll send troops to help you seize the throne. After it's done, you'll hand over the development rights to those mines we've set our sights on, as well as the management rights to the ports. Don't worry, we're friends. I'm a man of great loyalty and would never do anything to harm a friend..."
Although Yinzhuo had just tricked Zheye, he felt no guilt about what he was saying. After all, he believed that what he said was absolutely correct. He never tricked his friends, but he never said he wouldn't trick animals.
Yinti knew that he wasn't as eloquent as Yinzuo, so from the moment he entered, he dutifully played the role his father had assigned him—Yinzuo's personal bodyguard. Now that the matter was almost settled, he got up, walked to the door of the private room, opened the door, and beckoned the bodyguard, who was standing some distance away disguised as a waiter, to come over and fetch the things that had been prepared in advance.
At first, Yinzhu didn't understand why his elder brother had suddenly gotten up and gone outside. But when the guard brought over the previously prepared agreement, Yinzhu suddenly realized that it was someone who had always said that his elder brother was careless and sloppy. In his opinion, this was clearly a case of being both rough and meticulous.
"Mr. Tetsuya, as the saying goes, words are not enough. Since we have reached an agreement, it is still better to put it in writing to put people at ease. Here, this is the agreement that I had someone draft according to our agreement. Take a look at it carefully, and if there are no problems, sign it."
You just had someone draft it, and you sat there without moving an inch. It's like your soul left your body to have it drafted. If Zheye can't tell that Yinzhuo came prepared, he'll really be a fool. But as the saying goes, when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.
As the saying goes, "a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit," and this time Zheye was smarter. To prevent Yinzuo from tricking him in the future, he not only carefully read through the contents of the agreement several times, but also studied it word by word for a long time. Yinzuo was not in a hurry, and just sat aside and watched Zheye busy with his work with a smile. Anyway, this kid was now like a cooked duck—unable to fly away.
"Your Highnesses, I can agree to the requirements written in this agreement, but I have a request. I wonder if His Highness Prince Zhi could also sign and affix his seal to the agreement later?"
Wow, it seems that Yinzhuo was already afraid of being cheated, so he thought that bringing in more people would provide more protection? But obviously, Zheye's wishful thinking is going to fail. Let's just say, there isn't a single good person among Yinzhuo's group of brothers.
"Mr. Tetsuya, you should believe in our sincerity in seeking your cooperation. Isn't it just about having your elder brother sign and use the seal together? I've agreed to this on his behalf."
Upon hearing Yinzhi's words, Yinti paused in his action of bringing the cup to his lips. "Wait, did you even ask me about this? What gives you the right to agree on my behalf? If I go back and get scolded by Father, will you take the blame for me?"
Although Yinti didn't want to complain in his heart, he obviously wouldn't refuse to expose Yinzuo at this moment. Seeing Zheye looking at him, he put down his cup and nodded solemnly to him.
Perhaps because Yinti seemed more reliable than Yinzuo, Zheye no longer hesitated when he saw Yinti nod. He got up, took the brush from the table, opened the agreement, wrote his name on the last page, and then handed the brush to Yinzuo, gesturing for him to proceed.
Seeing that Zheye signed so readily, Yinzhuo couldn't help but smile again. He stood up, took the brush Zheye handed him, took the two agreements, signed his name next to Zheye's signature, and then handed the brush to Yinti, who was standing to the side.
After Yinti also signed his name, the three of them took out their own seals and stamped them next to their respective signatures, and that was the end of the task.
"Mr. Tetsuya, I imagine you still have many matters to plan back home and cannot stay here any longer. To prevent any mishaps in our future cooperation, how about this: you send a trusted subordinate to stay behind and handle all communication matters between the two sides..."
Actually, even without Yinzhuo saying it, Tetsuya was already planning to do the same. After all, there would be a lot of communication to do after the two sides cooperated, and such matters should definitely be entrusted to someone he trusted to feel at ease. Kenjiro had followed Tetsuya for many years and had earned his deep trust, so he was obviously the only person who could be in charge of this matter.
As the saying goes, one should not trouble two people with one matter. Naturally, the person in charge of liaising between the Qing Dynasty and Japan was still Yinzhen. After the agreement was reached, Yinzhen was not in a hurry to go back. He sent someone to call Kenjiro and Yinzhen over from the next private room. The group sat together and talked for a long time until the sun was about to set and everything was almost settled before the meeting came to an end.
Just as Yinzhuo said, since Zheye wanted to seize power, there must be a lot of things waiting for him in the country. Since everything had been settled, he naturally did not want to stay any longer. He declined Yinzhuo's invitation to have dinner with him, bowed to Yinzhuo, Yinti, and Yintang to say goodbye, and then hurriedly left with Kenjiro.
Yinzhuo and the other two did not rush back. They handed the signed agreement to the guards beside them to be sent back to Kangxi. Instead, they sent someone to call over the real waiters and ordered a table full of Guanyuanlou's signature dishes as a celebration.
"Sixth Brother, is it really okay for us to just send the agreement back without returning the people?"
Yinzuo glanced at Yintang, who was standing to the side with a worried expression, and then at Yinti, who was calmly eating on the other side. He picked up his chopsticks and put a piece of Yintang's favorite food on his plate to comfort him.
“What’s the problem? Just tell me, have we completed the task that Khan gave us this time? Now that the agreement has been sent back, it’s clear that our task has been completed. Since that’s the case, why can’t we stay and celebrate?”
Although what Yinzhuo said sounded plausible, Yintang knew that this was not how things were supposed to go. Shouldn't the first thing they did after completing their mission be to return to the palace as soon as possible to report back to their father, the Khan?