Seeing Master Bao's serious face, Wang Bian knew that the matter was not a trivial matter, so he filled Bao Zheng's teacup with tea and listened to Master Bao's story.

It turned out that before the Spring Festival, Kaifeng Mansion accepted a case. A businessman from the Japanese slave country came to visit us and insisted on seeing the style of the Nine Dragon Cup. Renzong ordered someone to bring it for him to see. The Japanese slave country couldn't put it down after seeing it, and asked Renzong to bring it to him.

Give this cup to him.

Wang Pang was shocked when he heard about the Kowloon Cup. It was the best in antique collection, especially from the Song Dynasty. It is said that one is still in Japan.

In his previous life, Wang Pang once traveled to Japan and went to see the Kowloon Cup. The cup was elegant and solemn, luxurious and ancient. There were three dragons on the upper part, one of which was a single dragon riding on the roof, which was the head of the Nine Dragons. In the middle, there were six automatic dragons.

Vomiting wine is like clouds and rain.

Kowloon symbolizes Kyushu, and the body of the cup symbolizes the supremacy of imperial power and the long-term unification of China. The Kowloon Cup has been owned by emperors of all dynasties. It is said that with this Kowloon Cup, one can drink the world's water and take the world's food. The Kowloon Cup is completely snow-white, with no traces visible.

, only after pouring the best American wine into the cup, nine small golden dragons appeared on the wall and bottom of the cup, seeming to be flying or playing.[

Could it be that the Kowloon Cup in Japan was given by Renzong? Wang Pang thought in his mind and asked quickly: "Did Emperor Renzong give him that cup?"

Bao Zheng said: "Of course not."

At that time, many ministers in the court were present. When the Japanese man asked for a cup, Bao Zheng saw that this man was short and obscene. He felt very contemptuous, so he sneered and said, "How can I allow you to ask for something from my huge country?"

I have to leave.

The king shouted: "What the foster father said is good!"

Bao Zheng seemed to be very pleased with this. He went on to say: "The people of the Japanese slave country are very shameless. They said that your country has a vast territory and rich resources. How can there be a big country without even giving a small cup?"

Style.”

It was said that the Japanese merchant fell in love with the Kowloon Cup and was stolen from the palace. I wonder which of the ministers was so bold. Mr. Bao slammed the table angrily as he spoke.

As the king listened, he thought that this Japanese slave had been like this since ancient times, and was so shameless in asking for things. But what does this have to do with the ultimatum?

He was puzzled and waiting for Bao Zheng's next words. Bao Zheng said, "This matter became complicated later. The Kaifeng Mansion secretly traced the whereabouts of the Nine Dragon Cup and actually traced it to the ambassador of the Wonu Kingdom."

Master Bao took a moment of luck and then said, "Didn't I just mention that Zhenzong was in power and treated the Japanese country with courtesy?" Wang Pang nodded and listened to Master Bao continue to tell what happened.

It turns out that the Wonu Kingdom took advantage of the chaos of the Han Dynasty in the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties to form the heyday of the Fujiwara nobility of the Wonu Kingdom: After the Han Zhao and Song dynasties completed the great cause of unification, they became relatively politically stable and began to rebuild the declining culture. The overall social culture was in the stage of revival;

Since the end of Heian Dynasty, the Japanese slaves have officially abolished sending envoys to the Tang Dynasty, and promoted the noble culture of the Japanese slaves - "national style culture".

Due to the passive diplomacy of the Japanese slaves, the Song Dynasty merchants focused more on trade activities. The Japanese slave monks who came to the Song Dynasty to visit and worship became the only exchanges other than the Song merchants. The Japanese monks who entered the Song Dynasty became the main envoys of the Japanese slave slaves to the Song Dynasty.

This time the Japanese monk envoy and the Japanese businessman came together, and it turned out that they were a group. They knew that our court restricted monks, so they wanted to profit from it, and colluded with the Japanese businessman to resell the ultimatum. The Kaifeng government was investigating the matter regarding the Nine Dragon Cup, so they

It was implicated in the reselling of the certificate."

Bao Zheng ordered the arrest of the Japanese slave merchant first, but the merchant was actually killed in the Song Dynasty. The ambassador of the Japanese slave country made representations at this time, asking our country to come up with an explanation on the grounds that another countryman was killed.

The king was very angry when he heard this: "My foster father should simply arrest the Japanese monk Po and chop him down."

Bao Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "You kid, you haven't killed the envoys when the two countries are at war. What's more, the Japanese slaves took advantage of the New Year's Day meeting and only sent people to deliver memorials to protest against our country's security and other issues. The safety of foreigners cannot be guaranteed."

If we catch him and kill him, how can the neighboring countries respect our country as a great country, let alone kill a monk?"

Wang Pang also sighed: "No wonder my adoptive father has a big head. Is there any progress in the Nine Dragon Cup matter and the ultimatum matter?"

Bao Zheng said: "The difficulty of the Kowloon Cup incident is that we don't know when the ministers will be replaced, let alone which ministers are on duty. It is also common for ministers to steal in the palace, and the emperor always turns a blind eye to small things that are not mentioned.

Turn a blind eye. I often say that we need to clean up, but the emperor said that who would be willing to be such a noble person except a desperate man? If a big trouble occurs, just kill the chicken and show it to the monkey once, and you will live in peace for a few days."

"It seems like another chicken is stretching its neck," Wang Pang said. Bao Zheng laughed a few times. This kid always said some naughty words occasionally.

Bao Zheng laughed and said: "If you catch him, you will definitely be killed. Now the deal is broken." [

Wang Ben remembered something and asked, "Mr. Bao, may he remember prescribing the medicine to kill his mentor Di Qing?" The eunuch was also confused. He was an eunuch who was related to Di Qing. He committed suicide not to take the blame for others.

Master Bao said: "At that time, we also knew that he was the one who was responsible for the crime. However, Master Di was involved in the incident at that time, and the eunuch committed suicide to blame, so it was difficult to pursue further investigation."

"Could it be the same person? Otherwise, how could he be so bold? By the way, foster father, how did the Japanese businessman die?"

The Japanese businessman was borrowing a Japanese girl from the Japanese country to have fun in his shop. When he heard someone coming to look for him, the Japanese businessman went out. After that, there were sounds of fighting and shouting in the back alley. When the shopkeeper passed by

Look, I have seen the Japanese businessman fall to the ground. Remembering which room he came out from, I brought the Japanese woman to report the case.

The Japanese slave woman told him that she came to look for the Japanese merchant, saying that he was here to collect an ultimatum. She remembered it very clearly.

King Pang then smoothed out these three things. The ambassador of the Japanese slave country was a stinky monk, and he resold the certificates with the Japanese businessman. The Japanese businessman took a fancy to the Kowloon Cup and used some trick to steal the package from the palace. Mr. Bao traced the Kowloon.

Bei investigated the resale of the certificate, but the merchant died.

The monks and envoys from the Wonu Kingdom took this reason and did not come to worship, and the whereabouts of the Nine-Dragon Cup were also unknown.

He asked Mr. Bao if that was the case. Mr. Bao said: "Exactly!"

Then he said: "It is very strange that you sent the package, especially since the certificate was sent not long before the Japanese businessman was killed. This item was hidden underground. I suspect that it is involved in the reselling of the certificate. You sent it

It’s just right, we can start investigating from this person.”

Wang Pang asked hurriedly: "Does my adoptive father need me to do anything?"

Bao Zheng said: "Your Majesty has announced that I will enter the palace tomorrow to discuss the Kowloon Cup and how to deal with the Japanese slaves. The sixth day of the Lunar New Year is the day when envoys from various countries bid farewell to the emperor. Time is very tight. I am worried that the ambassador of the Japanese slave country will

Take advantage of the crowd on that day to attack."

He paused for a moment as he spoke. Master Bao was also thinking about what Wang Pang should do during this period. He really hoped that Wang Pang could give him some advice.

Wang Pang also felt that the time was urgent. He asked Mr. Bao what his adoptive father planned.

Bao Zheng said, let the ministers put it aside in advance and concentrate on investigating this ultimatum matter, maybe there will be a breakthrough. Think about the matter of the Japanese monk envoy and see if there is a response in the Chuliu court. I'll see you tomorrow

Your Majesty, Emperor Renzong, would like to ask you to meet me on that day.

When Wang Pang heard this, he knew that he had something to do, but he wanted to find an opportunity to fix the Japanese slave's problem. No matter how busy he was, he had to do it. So he agreed: "I will prepare when I go back today and think about how to deal with this Japanese slave."

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After bidding farewell to Mr. Bao, Wang Pang went to Wang Anshi's house, met his parents and brothers, and explained that Mr. Bao had something to arrange, so he left the house and returned to Meyer's house.

When he entered the door, he saw Master Zhang Yi waiting for him. It turned out that Master Zhang Yi had already packed up and prepared to go back to Chenzhou. Zhang Yi would chat with Zhang Yi when he had some free time in the capital for a few days, but Zhang Yi was also a busy man.

The Chamber of Commerce is constantly busy with events, so the master and apprentice spend much less time together.

Hearing that Zhang Yi was leaving, Wang Pang was a little reluctant to leave. Zhang Yi called Liu Qi over and said, "I have something to entrust to Wang Pang."

Liu Qi's parents died young, and the child was quite talented. He followed Zhang Yi and often stayed with the beggar gang in Chenzhou. As time went by, when he was old enough to read and learn, Zhang Yi was afraid of wasting his good time. Zhang Yi asked Wang Pang to stay.

Liu Qi, if you want to see which school needs a book boy to study with you, please introduce it to them.

Wang was very happy to hear this. Liu Qi was young, but he was a poor boy who had already been in charge of his family. He knew the truth in his heart, and he was quite eager to learn. He could read some big Chinese characters, but he was no less literate than the teenage boy. He had already had the heart to give it to him.

I worked as a book boy for Yuanze, but I was afraid that Yuanze would think he was too young, and seeing that the kid Elf Meyer also liked him, I thought that even if Yuanze thought he was young, he could stay in the house temporarily and wait for a while.

The older ones can also help Xiao Lu with some things.

He arranged for his servants to escort Zhang Yi back to Chenzhou. It was getting late. Wang Pang was thinking about the affairs of the Japanese slave country and how to deal with it. He called Xiao Lu to discuss it under the moonlight. Xiao Lu and Yan Zhihu also came with him.

come over.

Yue Xia got along well with Yan Zhihu. Although Yan Zhihu was a little domineering towards Xiao Lu, she was once the daughter of a county magistrate. She behaved generously and decently, and she was also literate.[

Rouge Hu, who has passed the door, is still overbearing, but what makes Yuexia Wang Pang often laugh is that Rouge Hu is not as quick-witted as Lu Shenyan, but he is a bit like a woman in his vigorous and resolute actions. Although Xiao Lu is the general manager of the Meyer Mansion,

The servants are somewhat afraid of Rouge Tiger, and there are fewer people who are lazy and slippery.

This young couple, one with a red face and the other with a pale face, work well together. Although they are only twenty years old, the Meyer House makes these young people lively.

The four people next to the king sat around and talked about the incident in the Japanese slave country. Yuexia sighed. Wang Pang knew that she had the ability to read people's hearts since the jade was broken, and sometimes she would be unhappy. Seeing her sighing, Wang Pang knew that she was unhappy again.

Because he couldn't look into people's hearts, he said to Yuexia: "It's a blessing in disguise. Even if you know the people's hearts, you will still suffer. It's better not to know and obey the will of God." Yuexia was very moved after hearing this, and her eyes watered.

Looking at his husband-in-law, he was glad that his father had not chosen the wrong person.

Xiao Lu said: "What are your plans, Master?"

Yan Zhihu gently pinched Xiao Lu's arm: "You know how to ask the young master what his plans are, why don't you tell him what he is planning?"

Lu Shenyan exclaimed: "Madam, be gentle, I don't have the strategy of the young master."

Under the moonlight, he covered his lips with a handkerchief and snickered. The king looked at the young couple and suddenly thought that Yan Zhihu had held the jade for half a day. He wondered if Yan Zhihu could communicate with him. So he asked, "Sister-in-law Lu, does she have a plan?"

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Yan Zhihu said: "We are thinking about the Japanese slave here. The Japanese slave is also thinking about how to deal with it on the sixth day of the lunar month. Why don't we let Xiao Lu go to that residence? My husband is the prime minister. I want him to go and check it out. I don't know if it's too late.

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Lu Shenyan said in her heart, I am a wife who is really willing to give up. Looking at Wang Pang, Wang Pang said: "What a good idea. It happened that the manager of Huaiyuan Station came to the house the other day and asked me to go to Fujian to bring him some tea during the Chinese New Year. Brother Lu,

Thank you for your hard work." He said and hugged his fists.

Lu Shenyan smiled bitterly and said, "Young Master always calls me Xiao Lu. If you call me Brother Lu, it will definitely do nothing good."

Yan Zhihu said: "Wait a minute, sir, please keep an eye on people coming and going. Tomorrow we will find a way to get the envoy out, and you can go and check the room. If there is any abnormality, don't alert the enemy, pay attention to the evidence. If there is no result, don't come back."

The king saw that this Rouge Tiger was indeed more aggressive and resourceful than ordinary women. He thought that this Song Dynasty woman was also a celebrity, and she was a capable woman in business, unlike women from other dynasties who had no status.

But at this moment, he thought of He Libo, and Wang Pang said: "It would be great if Brother He Libo is here, we can still have more people."

As he was talking, he suddenly heard laughter outside the door: "I have only been gone for a few months, and my brother misses me already." After hearing this, everyone looked towards the door.
Chapter completed!