If you think about it carefully for a while, you will actually find one thing.
That is, Feng Yibo has been paving the way for his refusal from beginning to end.
But this polite refusal is not today, but after the beginning of spring next year.
With today's foreshadowing, there will be too many excuses for rejection by then.
For example: Prince Donghai is still angry and has not responded to my proposal.
Or: The newly acquired Fatty Island in Donghai County is still unstable, and all the troops are stationed on the island and cannot move.
Or: The benefits from the last time have not yet been digested, and Donghai County wants to be stable.
etc……
Whenever he wants to say no, there are countless excuses.
These excuses are not just perfunctory, but were laid out in advance during today's meal.
Therefore, Prince Beijing's meal today was really in vain.
After the banquet here, Feng Yibo insisted on returning to the ministry.
At least he showed up before Sanya.
After all, our right-hand minister of the Ministry of Etiquette is conscientious in his work and is not someone who misses work casually.
Time turned and we saw the end of the year.
On this day, Jia Lian asked Xue Pan for help.
He wanted to use the Xue family's channels to prepare some rare items to send out to various families as New Year's gifts.
The two made an appointment to meet in a restaurant, and the specific matters were left to the people below to discuss.
The two of them came to the private room and ordered wine and food.
While waiting for the food to be served, Xue Pan asked with a smile:
"Second brother Lian, I heard that you have tasted Japanese noble girls?"
More than 100,000 Japanese girls from the Japanese country have already gone to sea one after another.
The previous batches of Japanese women have already started "working" in Donghai County and various countries in Southeast Asia.
After receiving the news of Wei's consent, the Japanese government quickly took action.
They landed at Ningbo Port and successively opened Japanese women's halls to the capitals of coastal states.
Just recently, it has also opened in Duzhong.
Under such circumstances, there are actually only a small number of real prostitutes among Japanese women.
Most of them are women from good families.
Some maritime merchants saw business opportunities and invested in purchasing many Japanese women.
In particular, some of the "noble ladies" among the Japanese women were bought and packaged by them.
Later, in the prosperous places of Jinling and Duzhong, "noble girls" appeared in brothels one after another.
Although Xue Pan is uneducated and has no skills, he knows many noble disciples.
Moreover, he was not interested in the cheap Japanese women's restaurant, but every time he heard people talking about some "noble women", he still couldn't help but feel itchy.
When I met Jia Lian, a veteran of Huazong today, I inevitably started talking about the hot topics in the romance field recently.
"How is it? How does it taste?"
Seeing Xue Pan's sinister look, he looked at himself expectantly.
Jia Lian couldn't help but laugh, raised his hand and nodded at him:
"Haha! Wenlong, you haven't been to the Japanese Girl Pavilion yet?"
He actually knew Xue Pan's situation and rolled his eyes after laughing.
"Tsk! How should I put it? It's not bad!"
Jia Lian had a look of recollection on his face and smacked his lips before saying:
"Actually, there's not much difference between Japanese women and prostitutes. They can't speak Mandarin, and no matter what you say, they will kowtow like 'hey hey'."
He has always been a vegetarian, let alone the noble daughter of Japan! He has already tried many ordinary Japanese restaurants.
When Xue Pan heard this, he was inevitably a little envious.
Then he thought of something. Even though there were only two people in the room, he looked around and then said:
"Let me tell you a secret. Yibo told me a while ago that the so-called famous names in the Japanese country are at least hundreds or even thousands in the small country of Japan!"
Speaking of this, it seems that my voice is too loud.
He lowered his voice before continuing:
"Some of them are the same princes and own large territories, but many of them are not as long as ours!"
The village chief was roughly equivalent to the village chief in later generations, and was in charge of one hundred households in the countryside.
This was indeed what Feng Yibo told him, and it was also true.
The most important thing is that most of the noble ladies in the Japanese House are here.
After the female relatives of some village-level lords were bought back, they were dubbed "noble ladies" and "noble ladies".
Don't say it!
These businessmen really have a market after doing this.
Now even the banks of the Qinhuai River in Jinling and Hualiu Lane in the capital have a place for them.
Many people in the Wei Dynasty who don't know why, understand the name of Japan as the famous family of Japan.
Therefore, many literati went to join in the fun.
For no other reason than to meet the female relatives of famous Japanese families who have traveled across the ocean to give alms.
"Is this what Yibo told you?"
When Jia Lian heard these words coming from Feng Yibo, he was immediately surprised.
He frowned and asked in disbelief:
"He also goes to a brothel?"
He asked himself that he was also an expert in flowers, and many of his friends had met them in Feng Yuechang.
But in front of Feng Yibo, he rarely even heard about Fengyue.
Now when I heard Xue Pan say it again, could it be that I had misjudged him?
"What! Yibo naturally doesn't bother to go to that kind of place!"
Xue Pan looked at Jia Lian like a fool and said:
"The Japanese country was suppressed by Yibo's troops. If you don't have any Japanese girls, why would you go to the Japanese Girl Pavilion?"
Upon hearing this, Jia Lian suddenly realized.
Isn't it because of the peace terms signed by Feng Yibo that the Japanese country asked all their female relatives to be sold?
It is said that in order to pay back the money as soon as possible, the Japanese country even lost face and sent all their female relatives to the Wei Dynasty to do the flesh and blood business.
With Feng Yibo's identity, the leader of the Japanese country must send his daughter, right?
Thinking of this, Jia Lian wondered again:
"Why would Yibo tell you this..."
Xue Pan felt a little embarrassed when he heard this.
He waved his hand and said what he said:
"I'm just telling you, brother Lian, don't tell anyone! Yibo specifically told me that most of the real noble ladies have gone back to Japan's Honshu Island."
Having said this, he said with disdain:
"Even if there are a few who are forced to go to sea and come to our side, they may be the female relatives of the daimyo, but they are not as good as the squires here!"
The word "going to the sea" was used in advance for Japanese women.
Because of the guise of "working" used by the Japanese country, most Japanese girls are still kept in the dark.
They were resettled by the Japanese country before, and now they have to be given jobs.
After experiencing war, there is no need to worry about starving to death.
This makes the Japanese women feel grateful to the country.
Moreover, under the propaganda of the Japanese country, going overseas to work was not only a contribution to the country, but also a way to make money.
While repaying the country's debt, he can also remit money back to subsidize his family.
It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.
With the endorsement of the king and the government, many girls naively thought they would get job opportunities.
Each one of them was full of beautiful longings for the new life in the Kingdom of Wei.
When it comes to migrant workers, they call themselves "going to the sea".
Unexpectedly, as soon as he boarded the ship, he would find that he had been deceived.
Because, we are really going to the sea.
On their way overseas, many Japanese women were defiled.
When it comes to local areas, strict control and unified management are implemented.
The job that awaits them is to be forced to become prostitutes.
Those who tried to resist and escape were beaten or even killed to intimidate the remaining people.
All kinds of terrible methods forced the surviving Japanese girls to endure the humiliation and accept their fate.
Not long after Feng Yibo agreed, Japanese women's halls were opened in Donghai County one after another.
With this experience, the Japanese women's hall here has developed at an extremely fast speed.
Nowadays, in the coastal state capitals of the Wei Dynasty, Japanese women’s pavilions have blossomed everywhere.
Hearing this, Jia Lian nodded indifferently and said:
"This thing is just for freshness. After going there a few times, you will understand that that's all it is!"
He doesn't require much from a woman, just enough energy.
Whether it's a Japanese girl or a prostitute, it doesn't matter once you get started.
Xue Pan agreed upon hearing this and nodded:
"Don't talk about Japanese women in the early years, I have seen even Haixi women. Not only are they rough-skinned, but they are also hairy. They are far inferior to our women in the Wei Dynasty!"
When Jia Lian was in Jinling, he also met Haixi women.
Indeed, as Xue Pan said, it is not to your taste at all.
Not only that, most of them still smell.
Even two miles away he felt his nose tingle.
The two talked for a long time. Xue Pan was already thirsty, so he shouted irritably outside:
"You bunch of 'Japanese girls'! Why don't you serve wine? Shopkeeper! Can you still do business?"
The word "Japanese girl" has been juxtaposed with prostitute in many places.
Swear words in many places have changed as a result.
From being "raised by a little maid" and "son of a bitch" to being raised by a Japanese naughty girl.
Even prostitutes who also sell themselves look down upon Japanese girls.
After all, Japanese women are incredibly cheap, and high-end brothel prostitutes disdain their existence.
But there is real competition, and doing business in flesh and blood is like being a prostitute.
I really gnash my teeth with hatred for the Japanese naughty restaurant that competes on price.
A waiter came over to ask and said with a smile:
"I'm sorry, sir, the wine will be here soon. I just sent someone to the warehouse to get the wine for you!"
Xue Pan was still scolding, Jia Lian hurriedly said:
"Then hurry up!"
After saying that, he waved his hand and told the guy to leave quickly.
"Alas!"
The waiter nodded and bowed out, then Jia Lian said:
"Does Wen Long have any experience with them? He has lost his identity."
Seeing that Xue Pan still looked irritable, he smiled and suggested:
"How about I take you to play and have a try?"
In his opinion, Xue Pan was too restrained by Feng Yibo.
As a man, it’s only normal to relax once in a while.
Today, he was looking for Xue Pan to do something. As long as he didn't tell him, Feng Yibo wouldn't know.
"forget it!"
Hearing this, Xue Pan was obviously a little tempted.
But after a moment of hesitation, he still shook his head with difficulty?
He swallowed before explaining:
"Yibo said that if I like it, someone can give me a few to play with. I haven't agreed, so why bother going to some Japanese naughty house to feel uncomfortable?"
These words sounded very contrary to his will, and anyone could hear his unwillingness.
But when Jia Lian heard this, he suddenly slapped the table and said:
"Hiss! That's right! Why didn't I think of that!"
He widened his eyes and murmured:
"The Japanese country and Yibo talked about this first! Then wouldn't he have as many Japanese girls as he wants?"
Obviously, he was a little tempted.
Seeing this, Xue Pan looked at him sideways and chuckled:
"Second Brother Lian, you want two people to play around? Then I can go back and ask Yibo for you?"
He didn't dare to ask for it himself, but it didn't hurt to ask for it for Jia Lian.
It's just that whether others have him or not, I feel a little bitter after all.
"Forget it! I'll just say it casually!"
Jia Lian was obviously tempted, but he hesitated, shook his head, and sighed:
"I owe him so much, I can't trouble him anymore for such a trivial matter!"
He really spoke from his heart.
Jia Lian was very afraid that Feng Yibo would get him the female family members of the Japanese leader.
After all, every time he requested, the other party always tried his best and often exceeded his expectations.
"Alas! I don't want Second Brother Lian to have the same problem as me, but I don't dare to ask for it!"
Xue Pan sighed, picked up what Jia Lian had just missed, and said again:
"To be honest, I was very tempted at the time, but I was afraid that Yibo was testing me to see if I had really changed my ways."
He felt that he didn't dare to ask for it and Jia Lian was embarrassed to ask for it, which were the same thing.
For a moment, a rough man like Xue Pan felt emotional.
"You also know that when it comes to thinking, even a hundred of me can't compare to him!"
He was afraid of Feng Yibo, not just because of the initial shadow.
I am also afraid of the unfathomable thoughts.
Others don't know, but he knows something.
Not to mention the old fritters of the Xue family who were tortured to death by him, let's talk about the Japanese country that had offended him.
Feng Yibo sent people to the Japanese country to stir things up, causing constant fighting within the Japanese country, and only then did the peace talks come to fruition.
I have only heard of such methods in dramas, and Zhuge Kongming is no more than this, right?
Others may not know the specific situation, but the Xue family was involved and did their best.
How could he, the head of the Xue family, not know this?
Thinking of this, he smiled bitterly and said:
"I'm afraid if I really agree, he'll get some ugly guys for me and force me to do it."
This was the most vicious strategy he could think of.
He shook his head and said firmly:
"I won't be fooled by this!"
Jia Lian laughed when he heard this and said:
"Haha! It's not like it's not like that!"
Although we are all real relatives.
But Feng Yibo responded to his requests, but restrained Xue Pan extremely strictly.
He was not allowed to go to the brothel, and he was not allowed to associate with other dandies.
If nothing else, this made Aunt Xue extremely happy.
After laughing, Jia Lian said in a serious tone:
"Yibo is doing it for your own good. I'm afraid that you will be drained by wine and sex."
Hearing this, Xue Pan nodded bitterly and said
"I also know it's for my own good, and I also know it's my sister's idea. Otherwise, Yibo wouldn't have the leisure time?"
Having said this, he sighed again and said:
"Oh! It's just that he would hit me with words from time to time, which made me really nervous."
Since Feng Yibo came back, Xue Pan has corrected his evil ways.
Most of the time he and Xue Biao take care of the family business together.
That is to say, it was rare to have free time today, and Jia Lian happened to have something to do with him, so he took the opportunity to chat a few words.
He is already very busy on weekdays, so how can he have time to talk about Japanese girls?
The food and drinks were served quickly, and the two of them drank and talked without further ado.
It can be said that Japanese women's houses have blossomed everywhere, but the impeachment that Feng Yibo imagined has not yet appeared.
Not many scholars, scholars, or officials care about these things.
Many people even regard this as a romantic affair.
A few months later, no one realized the impact this incident had on the national atmosphere.
This gave Feng Yibo a deeper understanding of Wei's ethos.
He discussed this with Liu Zheng and Yang Mingxin several times.
I just feel that there is a long way to go to reform the culture.
Today I wrote another article related to my work. Those who are interested can take a look.
Related to the work are some of the author's interpretations of Red Mansions, as well as some ideas for the book.
Welcome to discuss and correct me!
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