Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 397
Seeing that Chi Qi shook his head, sat down again, picked up the jug and shook it to confirm that there was still wine in it, then put the mouth of the jug to his mouth and drank the wine in one gulp, looking at the old Tao Wine pot: "Fortunately, I don't use the wine pot from the Tang people, otherwise my wife would probably take it out for Jinsha!"

After drinking the wine, I saw that Chi Qi was not interested, and was about to go back to the back room to rest, when he saw his wife came in from the outside again, her face was full of complacency, and she snorted coldly: "Didn't you give the cup to Su Wo Chi brother?" Ma'am? Are you back so soon?"

"I'm waiting outside in the bullock cart, of course it's coming soon!" Mrs. Ji Jian glanced at Chi Yan, "What's the matter? Don't you think I'm old? Don't want to see me anymore? Well, I'll just go out! "After saying that, I will go out.

"Hey, that's not what I meant!" Seeing Chi Qi hurriedly grabbed his wife, "That's not what I meant, I just asked casually, why are you angry?" He apologized and said a lot of good things, and the wife just turned angry Weixi: "Husband, I know you like that Tang Dynasty wine glass, but what price did they pay? A catty of gold sand? Shouldn't it be sold?"

"Yes, it should be sold!" Chi Jian hurriedly replied: "But why even sell my drinking one? Anyway, if you don't tell anyone, they don't know that there is another one with me, so it can only be exchanged for half a catty. There are also a lot of sands!"

"Sell only one?" Madam looked at Chi Jian with a look of hatred for iron but not steel: "You have figured it out, it is a pair of cups that people only sell a catty of gold sand, if there is only one, they can sell a pound of gold sand." Two would be nice."

"Two of them yield a catty of gold sand, but one is only willing to yield a tael? Is there such a thing?" Chi Jian was stunned.

"Hey, it's really hard to explain to you!" Madam sighed: "Brother Su and Madam bought this pair of cups as gifts for a newlywed couple, of course they must be in pairs, just one How did you send it?"

"Oh, there are such things! No wonder!" Chi Jian laughed: "By the way, did Brother Su and his wife say that it was given to two nobles for marriage?"

"She didn't say so, of course I didn't dare to ask! But the one who can let Mrs. Su Wo Chi pay attention to choosing gifts, even if it's not a royal family, it's a top rich family!"

"That's right!" Chi Jian said with a smile, "It's just that the timing is a bit unlucky!"

"Don't worry about these being a little useless, you can pack up later, go out tomorrow night and find a place to stay overnight, and come back the next morning?"

"Ah?" Chi Jian was completely confused by his wife: "What do you mean, why do you want me to go out to live tomorrow night?"

"Brother Su, my wife, I just saw this pair of cups and was very satisfied. I heard that there are still some Chinese goods at home, so I will bring a few familiar wives to see them together tomorrow night. They are valuable, so you should avoid them in advance. it is good!"

Seeing that Chi Yan was furious when he heard the words, he swallowed the words again: "If they want to see the goods, I will come back later at the most, why should I be sent to live outside?"

"Which one wants to drive you away!" Madam saw that Chi Yan got angry, and her tone softened a little: "Su my brother Chi and her friends are not just here to see Chinese goods, I also want to treat them well, I don't know how long they will stay, if you come back halfway and bump into it, I'm afraid it will be bad. Besides, if I can take this opportunity to have a relationship with them, you don't need to continue to be this sacrifice, right?"

Seeing that Akatsuki heard what his wife said, his heart was moved. At that time, Japanese officials were promoted either by fighting for their fathers, or by embracing the thighs of nobles. Seeing that Akatsuki wanted money and martial arts, and there were many in Izumo. If the local wealthy families of small powers are not promoted by nobles, it is not surprising to be a family member for several generations, and if it is really as Madam said, they can get on the line of Brother Su Wochi this time and climb three to five times Grade is still fine.

"Alright, then I'll go to the waiter's office tomorrow night to stay overnight!"

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Kawahara Palace.

Wang Wenzuo was dressed in crimson Shu brocade, and the dense pattern of seals looked particularly luxurious in the sun, which further supported his tall figure. The pendant pendant hanging from the crown on the top of his head trembled slightly with the sound of the edict, blocking the shadows cast from all directions. come out of sight.

"...Woben Haidong belonged to the country, ignorant of obedience and rebellion, and was deceived by traitors. He raised an army that conquered the country, sent troops to Baekje, provoked the king's division, and was defeated by Woongjin once, Rencun again, and three times. In Zhouliu, more than one hundred thousand people were wiped out, and the Baijiang River did not flow, and ten people who returned home could not be one! What is it not God's will?" Wang Wenzuo chanted here, paused for a while, and glanced at the kneeling with corners of his eyes. On the ground, Prince Zhongda, Prince Hairen, Princess Saitama, and other nobles of the Japanese royal family saw that most of them had no joy or anger on their faces, so they continued to read.

In fact, the edict sent by Chang'an is still very political: first, it defined the nature of the Wa country—it is a vassal state of Haidong; If the Wa country is positioned as an ignorant child and an accomplice, then who is the "treacher" here?Of course it is the Baekje rebellious party headed by Fuyu Fengzhang!Then point out the results after the Japanese sent troops to Baekje: they were defeated three times in Woongjin, Zaincun, and Zaoliu.

Of course, Chang’an’s pen also knows that the Japanese sent troops to not have 10,000+, but from ancient times to the present, propaganda is all about bragging. According to Cao Gong’s statement, the practice of the big man is to count one as ten. The Japanese sent more than 4 troops to exaggerate to [-]. Exaggerating more than twice is already very conscientious.Is this just because the fighting power of the Tang army crushed the Japanese army?No, no, no, in ancient China's diplomatic circles, it would only be laughed at and uneducated.The reason why the Japanese failed was because you forgot your duty, were deceived by traitors, acted recklessly, and angered the heavens, so the heavens punished you. Three defeats, the whole army was wiped out.You see, it's more subtle and tasteful to say it this way, right?
Now that the foreshadowing is done, the next step will be smooth.God has the virtue of being good at life, and the way of using soldiers. If you want to control the enemy, how can you kill more?The writer in Chang'an who drafted the imperial edict first quoted the scriptures, showed off a few paragraphs, and then expressed the intention of the Tang Dynasty: the conflict between the Tang Dynasty and the Wa Kingdom was due to the instigation of a small group of traitors from Baekje. Picking up bad elements and admitting that he is a subservient vassal of the Tang Dynasty, the things that have happened can be exposed, and the Japanese captured in Baekje can also be returned.Otherwise, as soon as the master Wang arrives, he will burn all jade and stone, and there will be no regrets.

Even before Wang Wenzuo entered the door, he had two pickled plums in his mouth. After reading this long paragraph, he felt dry mouth and exhausted.The man who drafted the imperial edict used a large number of parallel sentences and many allusions to the tongue. Wang Wenzuo prepared in advance for a few days and almost got stuck on the spot several times. However, this kind of thing can’t be blamed on others, so he can only be a conciliatory ambassador. to read it in person.

"Death to my humble official!" The eldest brother, the prince, bowed his head and kowtowed three times, and stepped forward together with the prince Hairen and the princess Qiyu, and issued the edict from Wang Wenzuo, and then handed it over to the guards at the side to worship.

After reading the imperial edict, Wang Wenzuo let out a long breath. Although there are still many things to do, he can finally change the majestic and solemn Shu brocade court clothes on his body and replace them with lighter and more comfortable public clothes. If you wear the gadget on your body, if you don't do anything for half a day, you will die for half your life.

"Envoy!" Eldest Brother Prince Zhong laughed and said, "The foreign ministers have already prepared some tea, why don't we go and use some?"

"Very good!" Wang Wenzuo didn't evade any excuses, so he walked through the side door with Prince Zhong and the others, walked through a long corridor, and entered a side hall. Prince Zhong asked Wang Wenzuo to sit in the main seat, and he took the second seat. Ren and Saitama sat opposite each other, and Nakatomi stood at the door with Kamazu.Wang Wenzuo made a public complaint first, went inside and changed into a public uniform, came out, drank a couple of sips of water, and said with a smile: "You have just listened to the imperial edict, do you have anything else to say?"

"Your envoy!" Princess Qiyu replied first: "The meaning of the edict seems to be that our country was only bewitched by the traitor in the Baekje incident. As long as we hand over the traitor, we will not be held guilty. The traitor here refers to Fu Yufeng. Zhang?"

"In addition to Fuyu Fengzhang, there are also those Baekje traitors who wrote letters to deceive Emperor Qiming of your country. Of course, these people are either dead now, or they have also fled to Japan with Fuyu Fengzhang!"

"If that's the case, it would be easy!" Princess Saitama laughed when she heard this, and turned her eyes to Prince Zhong: "Brother Katsuragi, what do you think?"

Prince Zhong eldest brother smiled slightly: "Brother Yu is not as smart as you, I can't come up with an idea right now!"

"You're still so cautious!" Princess Saitama smiled, and turned her gaze to Prince Hairen, her eyes suddenly became cold: "Hairen, I heard that you married the daughter of Emperor Katsuragi, I haven't congratulated you yet!"

Prince Hairen didn't expect that Princess Saitama would suddenly bring up this matter on this occasion, her complexion changed drastically, and she hesitated and couldn't speak. Prince Zhong eldest brother smiled and said: "We also made the decision the night before yesterday. I wanted to tell you after Tang Envoy was sent away, but I didn't expect you to be well informed!"

Princess Qiyu sneered, opened and closed her mouth a few times but did not make a sound, her mouth shape was clearly a "big liar", the face of Hai Hai was turning blue and white, but Prince Zhong's eldest brother was just smiling, without any anger .

The three of them were intriguing and fighting with each other. Naturally, the interpreter on the side would not translate for Wang Wenzuo, and Wang Wenzuo did not understand Japanese, but judging from the expressions and atmosphere of the three of them, one could guess that what should be discussed had nothing to do with the Tang-Japanese peace talks.But at this time, he was also happy to play dumb, just drinking water and watching the show, but unfortunately there were no delicious melon seeds, peanuts and broad beans on the table to pass the time.

After a long while like this, the eldest brother prince smiled and said: "Your envoy, just now the imperial edict said that the ruler of the country should be appointed as an envoy to supervise the Japanese army, General An Dong, the king of the Japanese, but he did not say that he would be appointed as the envoy. Who are they, I don’t know why?”

"Oh! That's what happened!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "If it is normal, the envoys of your country should first go to our country first, and pay tribute. , the person who received the envoy is the one who sent the envoy. However, the Qi Ming emperor who sent the envoy at the beginning died early. If it is common sense, the person who should be enshrined is the person who has already entered the earth. But if this is the case, no matter which one of the three is enthroned As a king, you must send envoys to Chang'an again, and then you can be granted the title!"

"So that's the case, so the emperor still understands the long journey to the country!" The eldest brother prince laughed.

"That's natural. The great virtues of my great Tang sages benefit all things, so how can they be limited to the territory?" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile.

"Which one of the three of us does your envoy think should receive this title?" The eldest brother, the prince, laughed.

"Your Highness, this is a problem for me!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "In my eyes, the three of you are the appearance of the sky, the capital of the dragon and the phoenix, but in fact, the next minister can talk about it?"

Seeing that Wang Wenzuo was neither soft nor hard, the eldest brother Prince Zhong couldn't help his teeth itching with hatred, so he said forcefully: "The envoy will sell Xiao Wang's face today, and force it for me once!" Wang Wenzuo's arm.

"Your Highness, it's not that the foreign ministers don't give you face!" Wang Wenzuo calmly withdrew his arm from the hands of the eldest brother, the prince: "It's just that the foreign ministers who came to your country this time are ordered by the emperor to comfort your country. The three of you compete The throne is your domestic affairs. If I intervene in it, it will be a violation of the sacred will, which is a serious crime. For Datang, no matter which of the three of you is the king, as long as you are willing to act like the imperial edict, I am happy. See it happen!"

"You're all happy to see it happen?" Prince Zhong's elder brother snorted coldly, and turned his gaze to Princess Qitama and Prince Hairen, and saw that Princess Qitama looked at him without showing any weakness, while Prince Hairen turned his head away. , to avoid looking at him, he couldn't help being upset, of course he didn't believe Wang Wenzuo's high-sounding words, but among the three, he had the strongest strength in his hands, and he was more likely to win the throne, so naturally he couldn't tolerate variables , and this envoy from the Tang Dynasty is the biggest variable among them.

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"Why don't you just agree to this fellow's condition, hand over Fuyu Fengzhang and the relic to him, and then let him go early?"

After seeing off the envoys from the Tang Dynasty, the eldest brother, the prince finally no longer needed to maintain his image, and asked anxiously.

"This is also a way, but it's the last way!" Zhongchen said in a deep voice, "In any case, Fuyu Fengzhang is a sharp knife in your hands now. It's too cheap to just hand it over for nothing!"

"Cheap? What do you mean, Mr. Zhongchen?"

"Handing over Fuyu Fengzhang is nothing more than two obstacles. One is that he is the son-in-law of Abebirov after all. If he is moved, he will offend the Abe Ministry. This is very troublesome; the other is that there are more than 1 people who followed him to our country. These people are also difficult to deal with. But these two obstacles can be overcome, no matter how much the price is!" Nakatomi said with a smile: "Take the first one as an example: a son-in-law is not a son after all, as long as you give Ampere Hirofu's daughter should find a better husband, make more compensation in the territory, and let her dissolve the engagement!"

(End of this chapter)