"I heard that he is a Japanese, but he can write, play chess, and play the piano!"
"What? He can write, play chess, and play the piano, or is he a Japanese?" The judge stood up and asked, "Where did he come from?"
"I heard that we are in the county government office in Fuguo County! Hey, sir, please sit down. I can't comb your hair while you are standing!" said the servant.
"Asshole!" the judge yelled angrily.
"Ah?" The servant was startled and hurriedly knelt down: "I made a mistake, please forgive me!"
"I'm not talking about you!" The judge said impatiently: "Quick, comb my hair!"
The servant quickly stood up, combed the judge's hair three times and put on the turban. The judge stood up and said: "Hurry and prepare the horses and go to the county office immediately!"
According to the official system of the Tang Dynasty, ministers assigned to temporary positions could choose officials to serve as magistrates to assist them. In today's terms, magistrates are the staff of the central government officials, but these staff are themselves officials and are selected by the officials themselves. , and then submit it to the central government for approval. It is not difficult to see that officials who can serve as judges know better the policies of the court at that time and are better informed. At that time, Dengzhou was the closest port between the Tang Dynasty and Silla, Baekje, and the Japanese Kingdom. As soon as he heard that the Japanese could write, play chess, and play the piano, he knew that this must be a noble person among the Japanese. How can we wait for the envoys of the Tang Dynasty?
The Fuguo County Government Office is only two or three miles away from the judge's residence, and it will arrive in a blink of an eye. When the judge arrived at the county government office, the county magistrate hurriedly came out to greet him. The judge did not wait for the county magistrate to greet him, but he immediately asked: "Is there a Japanese in your government office? Can he write, play the piano, and play chess?"
"It's true that a Japanese is here. He fell off the shipwrecked ship the day before yesterday and washed up on the shore!" The county magistrate said with a smile: "He can write a few words. As for playing the piano and playing chess, I don't know if he is an official!"
"That's all!" The judge snorted coldly: "I want to see this Japanese. Also, if a similar situation happens next time, send it to the transfer envoy's office as soon as possible. Don't delay!"
"Yes, yes, the official knows!" The county magistrate responded quickly: "Please follow the official!"
The judge followed the magistrate into the county government office and walked to the left wing. The magistrate entered a side courtyard, pointed to a room in Chaoyang and said, "The Japanese are in there!"
"Well, get some pen and paper, I want to have a written discussion with him!"
"Yes, yes!" The county magistrate hurriedly asked someone to get pen and paper. The judge walked to the door and knocked twice. After waiting for a while, he opened the door and walked in. He saw a middle-aged man standing next to the table. The man, dressed in plain clothes, has a medium build and handsome appearance, and he can't help but feel a good impression of him in his heart. He bowed his hand to him and said: "A certain family's surname is Di, and the courtesy name is Huaiying. I am a transshipment judge. Who are you and why do you come to the Tang Dynasty?"
Hearing this, the man pointed to his ears, shook his head, pointed to his mouth, and waved his hand. Judge Di knew that the other person was saying that he could not hear Tang dialect. At this time, the county magistrate had already When the pen, ink, paper and inkstone were delivered, he pointed at the pen and paper: "I heard that you can write, how about we talk in writing?" The Japanese man looked happy when he saw this and nodded repeatedly.
Judge Di placed the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the table, first wrote down his surname, official position, and asked about the other party's origins. The Japanese saw it, picked up the pen, and wrote: "My name is Mishima Zhenren, and my father is Emperor Shumei. My mother is a daughter of the Mosquito House, and my half-brother is the prince of the middle eldest brother. He was originally from the royal family, but was later demoted to the status of a minister. I have important matters to meet with the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and I am coming east by boat. I don’t want the boat to hit the rocks, so I just want to escape with my own life. What a blessing!"
"You are from the royal family? Do you want to meet the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?" Judge Di was surprised. He looked at the Japanese man, pondered for a moment, and then wrote: "Do you have proof?"
"All the identity documents are on the bed. They have sunk into the sea with the ship and can be salvaged! In addition, there is a sword beside me, which was given by the late king!" The Japanese wrote this and took off one from his waist. He came with a short knife, put it on the table, and pushed it over. Judge Di confessed his crime, pulled out his short sword and took a closer look. He saw dozens of gold inscriptions on the blade as big as mosquitoes and flies, which read: "The talisman of military armor is on the right for the king, and on the left for the Du. Every warrior wears armor." If you employ more than a hundred soldiers, you must know the emperor's talisman and dare to do it." He couldn't help being surprised: he quickly picked up a pen and wrote: "Is this a festival sword?"
"Yes!" Mishima wrote: "I once served as a major general of the Imperial Guard. This was a gift from the late king. Do you believe it now?"
"Don't dare! Please put this sword away!" Judge Di quickly returned the sword to its sheath, holding the sword in both hands and returning it to Mishima. Although he did not know what the official position of the Konoe Major General was, it was obvious that the sword held by the other party was It is something like a tiger charm or amulet. The person who can hold this kind of thing must be a dignitary in the country and someone who is trusted by the Japanese king. This also verifies the authenticity of Mishima's claimed identity from the side.
"You say you want to see the Emperor, but you don't know why?"
"This matter is of great importance. If it is leaked, not only will my life be in danger, but it will also be a disaster for the Tang Dynasty. If possible, please send me to Chang'an secretly and do not let outsiders know about it. Japan will be very lucky, and the Tang Dynasty will be very lucky!"
Judge Di looked at the beautiful handwriting on the paper and couldn't help feeling anxious. He gritted his teeth and said, "This matter must be reported to the superior before I can give you an answer. Now please come with me and stay at the transfer envoy's office temporarily." !”
Judge Di had settled Mishima Zhenren and was about to report the matter to the transfer envoy. As soon as he left the door, he saw a scribe running towards him. He stayed far away and said hello: "Judge Di, Judge Di, Where have you been? Let me find you!"
"I went to the county government earlier to deal with a matter? Did Mr. Yuan come to me with something urgent?" Judge Di asked.
"Hehe!" The clerk said with a smile: "It's not Mr. Yuan, nor is it an urgent matter, but it is indeed a good thing." At this point, the clerk looked around and took out something from his sleeve. Judge Di said: "Judge, look, what is this?"
Judge Di took a closer look and saw that there were indeed two gold particles the size of broad beans in the scribe's palm. He picked them up, looked at the sun and asked, "Is it gold?"
"Yes, it's gold!" The clerk said triumphantly: "Judge Di, do you know? A big ship came back from Japan this morning. The distinguished guests on the ship were very wealthy. When they visited Duke Yuan, they just asked me to pass the news and gave it to me. Two golden beans, not to mention Mr. Yuan. Judge Di, go quickly, that man must not have left yet, and your share is indispensable!"
"Is this what that person rewarded you for?" Judge Di was surprised. Although gold and silver in the Tang Dynasty had not been circulated as currency, due to the mining technology being far inferior to that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and not much overseas inflow, the actual purchasing power of gold and silver was much higher than that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Two generations older than the Qing Dynasty, these two golden beans were already worth far more than the price of rewarding servants at that time.
"Yes, this can still be false!" The clerk said with a smile: "Judge Di, go quickly. If it's too late, the man will be gone!"
Judge Di nodded, returned the golden beans to the scribe, and walked quickly to the back hall, thinking to himself: "Then Mishima and this person are both from the Japanese country. Is there any relationship?"
Judge Di came to the front of the hall and heard the laughter of the fortune teller Yuan Yishi coming from the hall. He sounded in a good mood. It was obvious that the visitor had a very happy chat with his superior. He coughed and said, "Di Huaiying, please see Mr. Yuan." !”
"Is it Huaiying? Come, come, come in and talk!"
"As you command!"
Judge Di responded and came up to the hall. He saw a man sitting next to Yuan Yishi's right hand. He was wearing a short round-neck robe. He had a lean figure, sharp eyes, a short beard, and an antler ring on his right thumb. , looking at himself with a smile.
"This man's surname is Cui and his surname is Hongdo. He is from Qinghe. Now he is serving as a lieutenant in the Xiongjin Governor's Mansion. He made great contributions to quelling the Baekje Rebellion. He is a popular man under the King's Governor!"
"Don't dare!" Cui Hongdu said with a smile: "It was just a fluke at the beginning. If the governor Liu, Liu Gong and Wang Dudu had not coordinated well and led us to defeat the thieves, the villain would have been a withered skeleton on the roadside. How could he be where he is today!"
"Yes!" Yuan Yishi sighed: "The situation at the beginning was really dangerous. You were alone overseas, surrounded by thieves and Japanese as foreign aid. We at home thought you had no hope. When my old friend went to sea, it was already difficult to see him again in this life, but I didn't expect that you could actually turn the situation around. I really didn't expect it, I didn't expect it!"
"Without you transporting money and food in the country, we wouldn't be able to make great achievements!" Cui Hongdu added with a smile.
"Me?" Yuan Yishi shook his head and laughed: "If others say that, I will go out of my way to accept this compliment, but how can I bear this compliment in front of you? You have been in Baekje for almost three years, and you have been in Baekje for almost three years. There is only a handful of money and food shipped to Dengzhou, so what else can I do to deserve credit? In terms of credit, Liu Renyuan is the first, and my old friend second and third is your current boss. To be honest, Wang Wenzuo is My old friend has been full of praise in his letters to me several times for being a hero of the world. If I let him do the math, I'm afraid Wang Wenzuo would be second and he would be third!"
"Liu Governor's weapons are indeed extraordinary!" Cui Hongdu raised his thumb: "I just don't know what is going on with Mr. Liu now. I heard that he was exiled to the southwest a few days ago!"
"Don't you know yet?" Yuan Yishi asked in surprise, and then sighed: "That's right. You guys in Japan are not well-informed, which is normal. Alas, Liu Renyuan got sick on the way and died soon after arriving in exile. Got it!"
"That's it!" Cui Hongdu sighed: "Mr. Yuan, when my master asked me to return to Chang'an this time, he asked me to do some activities and ask the court to pardon Mr. Liu to return to his hometown. Now that Mr. Liu has passed away, I can only take a look. Can his family and bones be returned to their hometown?"
"That's right!" Yuan Yishi nodded: "Wang Wenzuo is a kind man! Liu Renhou made great contributions to the court, but because of some inexplicable things, he was exiled to a miasma. He died inexplicably. His children and grandchildren's bones cannot be saved. Return home? Just do it, and I will also write to my old friends in the DPRK and China to ask them to help!"
"Then thank you so much, Mr. Yuan!" Cui Hongdu was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly stood up and bowed down. Yuan Yishi smiled and said: "This is a good thing, what do you want to thank me for!" Then he remembered Judge Di beside him and said with a smile: "Look at me, an old fool, but I have forgotten my family. Cui Yu At this time, this is Di Huaiying, who is from Jinyang, Bingzhou. He is a judge under me. Don’t underestimate him. He is mostly responsible for my transfer of the Yamen. If he were gone, the first one would be I am the one who will fall!"
"Don't dare!" Judge Di quickly bowed and thanked him. He and Cui Hongdu saluted, sat down separately, and started chatting. Judge Di had an inquiring mind and asked: "Cui Yuhou, you are on duty at the Xiongjin Governor's Mansion. Why did the ship you took come from the Japanese country?"
"That's what happened!" Cui Hongdu said with a smile: "In addition to the governor of Xiongjin Dudufu, my Shangguan Wang Wenzuo is also the envoy of the Japanese comfort ambassador. The last general went to the Japanese country with Shangguan last year, and he was not ordered to return to Chang'an until recently, so This ship is from Japan!"
"He went on a mission last year? Doesn't that mean he stayed for more than half a year? What took so long?" Judge Di asked.
Hearing the questioning meaning in the other party's words, Cui Hongdu frowned slightly and felt a little unhappy. However, he did not want to conflict with Yuan Yishi's subordinates, so he smiled and said: "Judge Di doesn't know something. After we arrived in Japan, the local people There was a civil strife, and the two kings each gathered tens of thousands of people to attack each other. The war did not subside until recently, so it was delayed for so long!"
"There is a civil strife in the Japanese country. Each of the two kings gathered tens of thousands of troops to attack each other!" Judge Di couldn't help but tremble in his heart when he heard this. Even if he said only a few words, he could feel the numerous bones and bloodstains behind him. He saw He glanced at the finger on Cui Hongdu's right hand: "So, with Cui Yuhou's military strategy, he must have made military exploits in this war, right?"
This time, even Yuan Yishi heard something in Judge Di's words. He glanced at his subordinates with some displeasure and said in a deep voice: "The King is on an emissary mission, so how could he get involved with the Japanese?" A civil war? Judge Di, you must be careful what you say!"
"Yes, I know I was wrong!" Judge Di knew that he had said something wrong and quickly lowered his head to admit his mistake. Yuan Yishi turned his eyes to Cui Hongdu and said with a smile: "My subordinate is still young, so there may be some conflicts between his words. Don't take it to heart!"
"What are you talking about, Mr. Yuan?" Cui Hongdu responded quickly: "Judge Di is outspoken, just like me and other warriors. He said this just because he didn't treat me as an outsider. How could I take it to heart?"
"That's good, that's good!" Yuan Yishi said with a smile: "Although I didn't go to Baekje at the beginning, Governor Liu and I have been friends for many years. He also praised Governor Wang many times in his letters, thinking that there were few people in the Tang Dynasty. You are a hero, and given time, you may become a pillar like the British Duke and the Duke of Wei. You are the favorite general of the King and Governor, and your future is limitless. If there is anything you need me to do, you are welcome, just speak up!"
"Young Lord, Duke of Wei?" Judge Di was secretly surprised when he heard this. He had been under Yuan Yishi for some time, and he knew that this Shangguan was usually a cautious person, so how could he receive all kinds of compliments today? They just gave it away for free. Could it be that they were really overjoyed to receive such a generous gift?
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1. The transshipment agent did not exist at the time. For the needs of the plot, it was provided in advance. It is stated here.
2. Readers should all know that Judge Di is Di Renjie. He was about 35 years old at the time and should not have reached this level yet. This needs to be modified for the sake of the plot.
3. Some readers in the discussion forum think that Wang Wenzuo changed his mind and postponed his return to Baekje, which is contradictory. First of all, any decision has advantages and disadvantages. Saitama is pregnant with Wang Wenzuo's child. It goes without saying how much this means to a man. I don't understand this. There is nothing I can do about it. This child has the blood of both Wang Wenzuo himself and the Japanese royal family. In other words, after the child is born, Wang Wenzuo can claim the throne of the Japanese king as the child's guardian. Whether it is from a personal emotional or a politician's perspective, choosing to stay, appease Saitama's feelings, and ensure the safe birth of the child is a normal choice. Just imagine, with the medical conditions at the time, if Qiyu had problems during production and Wang Wenzuo was not around, it is very likely that all his hard work would be in vain. In addition, he also sent Cui Hongdu to Chang'an to try his best to reduce the number of people left behind. increased risk. As for Mishima Zhenren, Wang Wenzuo didn't know about his existence at all, so he naturally wouldn't take him into consideration.
