Ji Jian Chiying shook his head, sat down again, picked up the jug and shook it to make sure there was still wine left in it, then he directly put the spout of the jug to his mouth and drank the remaining wine in one gulp, looking at the old pottery Wine jug: "Fortunately, I didn't use the Tang Dynasty wine jug, otherwise my wife would probably have taken it out and exchanged it for gold sand!"
After finishing the wine, Chi saw that Chi Yang was a little uninterested. Just as he was about to go back to the inner room to rest, he saw his wife coming in from the outside again, with a look of contentment on his face. He snorted coldly: "Didn't you give a cup to Brother Su? Chi Madam? Are you back so soon?"
"They are waiting on the bullock cart outside. Of course it will be soon!" Mrs. Ji Jian turned pale and glanced at Chi Ying: "What's wrong? You dislike me for being old? You don't want to see me anymore? Well, I'll just go out!" ” After saying that, he started to go out.
"Hey, that's not what I meant!" Ji Jian Chiyun hurriedly grabbed his wife: "That's not what I meant. I just asked casually, why are you angry?" He also said a lot of nice things, and the wife just changed her temper. Wei Xi: "Husband, I know you really like that Tang Guo wine glass, but what price did they pay? A pound of gold sand? Shouldn't you sell it?"
"Yes, it should be sold!" Ji Jian Chiyun hurriedly replied: "But why sell the one I'm drinking with? Anyway, if you don't tell people, they won't know there is another one here with me, so it can only be exchanged for half a catty. There’s a lot of gold sand too!”
"Only selling one?" Madam looked at Ji Jian Chiyun with a look that hated iron and said: "You understand, it takes a pair of cups to get a pound of gold sand. If there is only one cup, they can get a pound of gold sand." Two is good."
"Two give a pound of gold sand, but one only gives one tael? Is there such a thing?" Chi Jian was stunned.
"Hey, it's so hard to explain to you!" The lady sighed: "Mrs. Suga Chixiong bought these cups as gifts for a newlywed couple. Of course they must be in pairs, just one cup. How do you get it done?"
"Oh, there is such a thing! No wonder!" Ji Jian Chiyuan laughed: "By the way, did Mrs. Suga Chixiong say which two noble families this is for?"
"She didn't say it, so of course I didn't dare to ask! But the one who can make Mrs. Soga Chi-nii personally pay attention to the selection of gifts, even if she is not a royal family, she is a top-notch wealthy family!"
"That's true!" Ji Jian Chiyong said with a smile, "It's just that the timing is a little unlucky!"
"Just don't worry about these things. You can clean up later. Go out to find a place to stay for the night tomorrow night and come back the day after tomorrow, right?"
"Ah?" Ji Jian Chiying was completely confused by his wife: "What do you mean, why do you want me to go out and live tomorrow night?"
"Mrs. Suga Chixiong just saw this pair of cups and was very satisfied with it. I heard that there are still some Tang products at home, so she said that she would bring a few familiar ladies to come and have a look tomorrow night. They are of high status, so you should avoid them in advance. good!"
Ji Jian Chiying was furious when he heard the words. He swallowed the words as soon as they came to his lips: "If they want to see the goods, I will come back later at most. Why do you need to drive me to live outside?"
"Who is trying to drive you away!" Madam saw that Chi Yang was angry, and her tone softened a bit: "Brother Su, Madam Chi and her friends are not just here to see Tang products, I also want to entertain them. I don’t know how long they will stay. I’m afraid it would be bad if you bump into me when you come back. Besides, if I can take this opportunity to get involved with them, you won’t have to continue to be this person, right?”
When Ji Jian Akatsuki heard what his wife said, his heart moved. At that time, officials in Japan had to fight for their father's promotions, or they relied on being in the lap of nobles. People like Ji Jian Akatsuki needed money, martial arts, and martial arts. There were also many people in Izumo Country. If a local wealthy family with a small influence is not promoted by a nobleman, it will not be surprising for them to be a sacrificial family for several generations. And if it is true as the lady said, it can take advantage of the line of Suga Chixiong this time and climb up three or five times. Level is still no problem.
"Okay, then I'll just go to the waiter's office and stay overnight tomorrow night!"
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Kawahara Palace.
Wang Wenzuo was dressed in crimson Sichuan brocade, and the dense coat of arms looked particularly luxurious in the sunlight, which further emphasized his tall figure. The five strands hanging down from the Xuanmian on his head trembled slightly with the sound of the edict, blocking the projections from all directions. Come sight.
"...Japanese
Haidong's subordinate country was ignorant and submissive, and was confused by the female cadres. They raised an army to overwhelm the country, sent troops to Baekje, and challenged the king's army. However, they were defeated once by Xiongjin, then by Ren Cun, and three times by Zhou Liu. More than 100,000 people were wiped out, the Baijiang River was blocked, and not even one out of ten people returned home! Why not God’s will? "Wang Wenzuo read this, paused for a moment, and used the corner of his eye to glance at Prince Zhongda, Prince Dahairen, Princess Saitama and other Japanese royal nobles who were kneeling on the ground. He saw that most of them had no expression on their faces. Feeling happy and angry, I just continued reading.
In fact, the edict sent by Chang'an was very political: first, it defined the nature of the Japanese country as a vassal state in the east of the sea; then it said that it did not know how to obey and was confused by the female cadres, so it sent troops to Baekje. This positions the Japanese state as an ignorant child and an accomplice. So who is the "female cadre" here? Of course it’s the Baekje rebels headed by Buyeo Bongjang! Then he pointed out the results after the Japanese sent troops to Baekje: they were defeated three times in Xiongjin, Zaimcun, and Zhouliu.
Of course, Chang'an's pen master also knew that the Japanese sent only a few hundred thousand troops, but propaganda has always been about bragging. According to Cao Gong, the custom of the Han Dynasty was to kill one for ten. The Japanese sent more than 40,000 troops and exaggerated it to 100,000. Just exaggerating it by more than twice is considered very conscientious. Is this just because the Tang army's combat power crushed the Japanese army? No, no, no, saying this in the diplomatic circles of ancient China would only make people laugh at you, as it is uneducated. The reason why the Japanese failed is because you forgot your duty, were deceived by the naughty women, used force in vain, and angered God, so God brought disaster on you. The Tang army was just punishing you on behalf of God and obeying God's will, so you are After three battles and three defeats, the entire army was wiped out. Do you think it's more reserved and tasteful to say this?
Now that the groundwork has been laid, the rest will fall into place smoothly. God has the virtue of good life and the way of using troops. If you only control the enemy, how can you kill more? The penman who drafted the edict in Chang'an first quoted scriptures, showed off a few paragraphs, and then expressed the intention of the Tang Dynasty: the original conflict between the Tang Dynasty and the Japanese state was due to the instigation of a small group of Baekje female officials. As long as the Japanese state can hand over this A small group of bad elements recognized themselves as obedient vassals of the Tang Dynasty, and the things that had happened could be revealed, and the Japanese captured in Baekje could also be returned. If not, when Master Wang arrives, everything will be destroyed, and there will be no regrets.
Even before Wang Wenzuo came in, he had two pickled prunes in his mouth. After reading this long paragraph, he felt dry and exhausted. The gentleman who drafted the edict used a lot of parallelism and many awkward allusions. Wang Wenzuo prepared for several days in advance and almost got stuck on the spot several times. Unfortunately, he could not blame others for this kind of thing, so he could only act as a comfort ambassador. I went to read it myself.
"A minor minister is guilty of death!" Prince Zhong, the eldest brother, bowed his head three times, stepped forward together with Prince Dahairen and Princess Saitama, received the edict from Wang Wenzuo, and then handed it over to the guards on the side for enshrinement.
After reading the edict, Wang Wenzuo let out a long breath. Although there were still many things to do next, he could finally replace the majestic-looking Shu brocade court uniform with a lighter and more comfortable official uniform. Otherwise, he would Wearing this thing on your body will cost you half your life if you don’t do anything for a long time.
"Envoy!" The eldest brother, the prince, said with a smile: "The foreign minister has already prepared some tea at the back. How about we go together and use some first?"
"Very good!" Wang Wenzuo did not hesitate, and followed the eldest brother, the prince, and others through a side door, passed through a long corridor, and entered a side hall. The eldest brother, the prince, invited Wang Wenzuo to sit in the main seat, and he took the second seat. Hai Dahai Ren and Saitama sat opposite each other, and Nakatomi Kamazu stood at the door. Wang Wenzuo first confessed his crime, went inside and changed into official clothes, came out, drank two mouthfuls of water, and then smiled and said: "You have just listened to the edict, do you have anything else to say?"
"Your Majesty!" Princess Saitama was the first to answer: "The meaning of the edict seems to be that our country was only deceived by the female cadres in the Baekje incident. As long as the female cadres are handed over, they will be blameless. The female cadres obtained here are You mean Fuyu Fengzhang, right?"
"In addition to Buyeo Pongjang, there are also those Baekje traitors who wrote letters to deceive the emperor of your country, Qiming. Of course, these people are either dead now, or they have followed Buyeo Pongjang and fled to Japan!"
"If that's the case, it's easy!" Princess Saitama laughed when she heard this, and turned to Prince Nakadai: "Brother Katsuragi, what do you think?"
Prince Zhong, the eldest brother, smiled slightly: "Brother Yu, if you were not so smart, you wouldn't be able to come up with an idea right now!"
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Still so cautious! "Prince Saitama smiled and turned to Prince Kairen. Her eyes suddenly turned cold: "Haitama, I heard that you are marrying the daughter of Emperor Katsuragi. I haven't congratulated you yet!"
Prince Dahairen did not expect that Princess Saitama would suddenly bring up this matter on this occasion. His face changed drastically and he was speechless. Prince Zhong Daxiong smiled and said: "We only confirmed it the night before yesterday. I wanted to wait until I saw off Ambassador Tang before I told you, but I didn’t expect that you are quite well informed!”
Princess Saitama sneered, opening and closing her mouth a few times but no sound came out. Judging from the shape of her mouth, she was clearly a "big liar". Dahairen's face turned green and white, but Prince Zhong's eldest brother just smiled without any anger. .
These three people were scheming and quarreling. Naturally, the interpreter on the side could not translate for Wang Wenzuo. Wang Wenzuo did not understand the Japanese language, but looking at the faces and atmosphere of the three people, one could guess that the peace talks between the Tang Dynasty and the Japanese did not have much to do with it. However, he was happy to pretend to be stupid at this time, just drinking water and watching the show. Unfortunately, there were no delicious melon seeds, peanuts and broad beans on the table to pass the time.
After a long time like this, the prince, the eldest brother, smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the edict just now said that the king of the country will be granted the title of envoy, commander-in-chief of the Japanese military, General Andong, and the Japanese king, but he did not explain the title. Who is this person and why?”
"Oh! That's what happened!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Normally speaking, your envoys should first go to our country to claim vassal status and pay tribute. If our country is a vassal state, then they will be assigned official positions according to the situation. Of course. , the person who is granted the title is the one who sent the envoy. However, Emperor Qiming who sent the envoy died early. If we follow common sense, the person who should be granted the title is the person who has been buried. But if this is the case, no matter which of the three becomes the throne, As a king, you must send an envoy to Chang'an again before you can be granted the title!"
"I see, then the emperor still understands that our country has a long way to go!" Prince Zhong, the eldest brother, said with a smile.
"That's natural. I, the great saint of the Tang Dynasty, benefited all things with great virtue, so how could it be limited by territory?" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile.
"Then who among the three of us do you think should receive this title?" the eldest brother, the prince, said with a smile.
"Your Highness, this has posed a problem for me!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "In my eyes, the three of them are the best in the world, with great talents, but in fact, the next foreign minister can say anything about it?"
Seeing that Wang Wenzuo was neither soft nor hard, and never expressed his position, the prince, the eldest brother, could not help but feel resentment in his heart, so he said forcefully: "The envoy will give Xiao Wang a face today, so he can do it for me once!" He already caught it as he spoke! Wang Wenzuo’s arm.
"Your Highness, it's not that the foreign minister doesn't want to give you face!" Wang Wenzuo calmly withdrew his arm from his eldest brother, the prince: "It's just that the foreign minister came to your country this time, under the order of the emperor, to appease your country. The three of you are fighting for it. The throne is your internal affairs. If I interfere in it, it will be against the holy will and it will be a serious crime. For the Tang Dynasty, no matter which one of you three is the king, as long as you are willing to act as stated in the edict, I will be happy See how it works!"
"Are you all happy to see it come to fruition?" The prince, the eldest brother, snorted coldly. He turned his eyes to Princess Saitama and Prince Dahairen who were standing aside. He saw Princess Saitama looking at him without any sign of weakness, while Prince Dahairen turned his head away. , avoiding looking at him, and couldn't help but feel upset in his heart. Of course he didn't believe Wang Wenzuo's high-sounding words, but among the three, he had the strongest power in his hands, and he was more determined to win the throne. Naturally, he was even more intolerable to variables. , and this Tang Dynasty envoy is the biggest variable.
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"Why don't you just agree to this guy's terms, hand over Fuyu Fengzhang and the relics to him, and then let him leave early?"
After seeing off the envoy from the Tang Dynasty, the prince, the eldest brother, finally no longer had to maintain his image and asked with an anxious look on his face.
"This is also a road, but it is the last one!" Nakatomi Kamatashi said solemnly: "In any case, Fuyu Fengzhang is a sharp knife in your hand now. It would be too cheap to hand it over for nothing!"
"Cheap? What do you mean, Nakatomi-san?"
"There are only two obstacles to handing over Fuyu Fengzhang. One is that after all, he is the son-in-law of Abe Hirafu. If he were to touch him, he would offend the Abe Ministry, which is very troublesome. The other is that there are 10,000 people who followed him to our country.
There are many Baekje people, and these people are also difficult to deal with. But both of these obstacles can be overcome, it just depends on the cost! Nakatomi Kamazu smiled and said: "Take the first example: a son-in-law is not a son after all. As long as we find a better husband for Ampere Hirafu's daughter, give her more compensation in the territory, and let her break the engagement, that's it." Already!"
