But the Hosokawa side's vice-envoy Sokei SO offered a bribe to Laien who was Shihakushi-daikan (inspector of the Office of Merchant Ships) at the port authority of Ming China, and Laien allowed the Hosokawa ship to go through port inspection before the Ouchi ship. |
しかし細川方の副使宋素卿(そうそけい)は明の入港管理所である市舶司大監の頼恩に賄賂を贈り、細川方を先に入港検査させた。 |