The scholar standing at the door of the wine shop eavesdropping can be considered well-read, but this is the first time he has heard of "Journey to the East".

He still wanted to hear more clearly, but found that the group of people had lowered their voices intentionally or unintentionally, so that he could not hear the whole story, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.

In addition, there are often a few drunken diners in the wine shop, and the noise is loud at all times, which makes it even more difficult for him to hear what the people inside are saying.

what to do?

He seemed to have a premonition that the conversation of the people inside might be very important to him.

Touching the few copper coins left in his arms, he gritted his teeth and walked into the wine shop.

"Waiter! Bring me a bottle of wine!"

"Dish? What kind of food should I drink with you? I won't eat it!"

He came to a place close to the group of young scholars, picked up his wine glass and listened attentively to their chat.

"Let me tell you, that silver didn't come from the south at all!"

"Isn't it shipped from the south?"

"Where did that come from?"

"Could it be that it fell from the sky?"

"Hey! It really fell from the sky!"

This joke made everyone burst into laughter. One of the scholars even laughed loudly and said: "Brother Du! Even if your father is a celebrity in front of the emperor and the chief of the Imperial Guard, don't lie to me with such nonsense."

wait!"

Jinyiwei!

The speaker is unintentional and the listener is intentional.

This makes others who have ulterior motives listen more carefully.

Du Zhongwen also laughed with everyone, but then his tone gradually turned serious: "This silver really fell from the sky!"

"Actually, to be honest with you, I didn't come to Luoyang this time just to drink with you. My father also gave me a task."

Seeing Du Zhongwen like this, everyone's playful expressions disappeared without a trace, and they all became solemn.

The Du Zhongwen in front of me is the son of Du Ji!

Ever since the Jinyiwei organization began to show its terrifying side, Du Ji's status has also risen sharply, and there was even a rumor spread among the people -

"I would rather mess with the three provinces than Jinyi."

The three provinces and six ministries are, after all, still central organizations, and they have their own rules and regulations for handling affairs.

Jin Yiwei is a completely unreasonable mad dog. If he is targeted, the family will almost be ready to have a banquet.

The scholars who were with Du Zhongwen were not scholars in the ordinary sense.

Most of them came from either rich or noble backgrounds, and were descendants of aristocratic families in the Central Plains.

In addition to external wealth, this status brings them sensitivity to intelligence.

Now that Du Zhongwen said this, the children of these aristocratic families felt that something was unusual.

"May I ask what other important things Brother Du has to do when he comes to Luoyang this time?"

"I can't say it, I can't say it."

Du Zhongwen put the words on his lips but spoke in an official tone again.

This made a certain scholar who was eavesdropping outside anxious. Fortunately, Du Zhongwen opened his mouth as soon as he closed it.

"I can't tell you the specific things. This is Jin Yiwei's secret. If the important things are revealed, let alone me, even my father will not be able to live with the emperor."

"But when we are brothers, I can't say a word."

Du Zhongwen took out a book with slightly yellowed pages and slapped it on the table.

"This is the "Journey to the East" I just talked about. The rest depends on your own understanding."

An obviously wealthy scholar quickly grabbed the copy of "Journey to the East", flipped through the preface and read it aloud——

[The selection of emperors, the records of emperors, the beginning of the earthquake, the beginning of Xuanyuan hanging clothes, so he was the pastor of Li Yuan, so the border paintings were divided. It is similar to Tang Yao's destiny, the light grid and the four forms; Yu and Shun's acceptance of the map

, Virtue flows from the Nine Lands. Since it has been surrendered, there is no book to pass down. I have not listened to the previous revision, but only heard and recorded the history.】

"Good momentum, this must be the work of a great Confucian!"

Just reading the first paragraph of the preface made these scholars couldn't help but get excited.

The self-confidence contained in it swept away the petty family spirit since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and really made these young people who were about to embrace the new era feel excited.

What these scholars don't know is.

This preface is from the original text of "The Records of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty".

When Xuanzang traveled westward, the Tang Dynasty was the beacon of civilization and the center of the world. It was the time when Chinese civilization was at its most confident. That vague sense of pride and self-confidence was a great success for any young man with great ambitions.

It's a deadly poison.

The majestic prologue provides a good start for the rest of "Journey to the East".

In fact, the book mainly describes the author's various experiences in the East China Sea.

But the problem is...

This book talks about,

Why is it so attractive?

This book not only introduces in detail the various countries and races to the east of Liu Song Dynasty. The most important thing is that judging from the content of the book, this east is like a huge treasure!

The book says that there are countless fishes in the East China Sea, and just catching them can make your family live a prosperous life.

There is even a giant Kun, which is several feet long! Once caught, it is enough to feed the people of a county.

In addition to the large quantity, the book also introduces the cooking methods of those seafood in detail, describing the tender and delicious taste vividly!

"The author of this book must be a gourmet!"

If the description of "having food and clothing without worries" in the first half of the book did not seduce these young men from aristocratic families at all, the content in the latter part made them dare not even take a breath.

I saw it clearly written in the book: "There is a Japanese country in the East China Sea, and it can be reached by sailing in a big ship for half a month."

"The Japanese country is also the ancient Japanese slave country."

"Living on a mountain island, it takes five months to travel east and west, and three months to travel north and south. It is connected to China. The country has no city walls, but uses wood as a fence and grass as a house. There are more than 50 small islands on all sides, all of which are attached to it.

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"The nobles wear golden hats, while the common people all wear buns with vertebrae and no crowns. Women all wear solid-colored skirts, long waistbands, hair tied at the back, and silver flowers eight inches long, with several branches on the left and right..."

A small, remote country.

Everyone is wearing gold and silver!

If this content in the book were at other times, it would probably not attract the attention of these people. At best, it would be laughed off as a topic for after-dinner conversation.

But now.

Think of what happened on the dock today.

Du Zhongwen, the son of Du Ji, came to Luoyang in person.

This has led everyone to have their own guesses about the truth of the matter.

"One more news for everyone."

Du Zhongwen gathered everyone together very "generously" and quietly conveyed the absolute "secret" to them.

"There are rumors in the palace that the emperor is already planning to send General Yanzhi, who has just completed the shipping, to inspect the Japanese country."

"Then the Japanese country is actually not that far away from the Central Plains. You have also seen what is recorded in this book. The voyage is only half a month."

"In other words, the journey back and forth only takes a month! And then you can get a huge amount of wealth from the Japanese country... This deal will make the emperor jealous!"
Chapter completed!