Before dawn, civil and military officials and envoys from various countries were waiting outside the Xuande Gate. When they were released, the officials and envoys stood in order and filed in one by one. Outside the Daqing Gate, the guards checked their identities again and entered the Daqing Palace gate in order.

At this time, there were ministers recording the behavior of officials, so there was only the sound of quiet footsteps. A group of people passed through the gate of Daqing Palace and entered Daqing Palace, lined up on both sides according to official rank. After the officials, there were envoys from various countries.

After the sound of drumming, Renzong entered the Daqing Hall from the back of the Daqing Hall and sat on the throne. His personal guards and ministers were on both sides. Hundreds of officials and envoys knelt down to worship. Renzong excused himself from the ceremony and returned to his seat to stand. The court hall was filled with silence.

Voice.

Privy Councilor Han Qi reported: "I would like to report to your Majesty that all arrangements have been made for the envoys from various countries who have come to pay homage and say goodbye. Please do this for the envoys."

Renzong said: "Thanks to all the countries for coming to me to celebrate the New Year, I hope to form a permanent alliance of friendship with all countries, to communicate with each other, and to avoid war and destruction of life." [

Wang Pang entered the imperial city early today. While everyone was preparing to go to court, he had already prepared application materials in the west side hall of Daqing Hall. Listening to Renzong's long speech, he secretly thought that this rhetoric has been used since ancient times.

It hasn't changed.

He listened to Renzong's voice and knew that he still needed to talk for a while. His mind quickly followed what happened yesterday and what he had to do today.

When Wang Pang learned about the results of Xiaolu's investigation, he told Bao Zheng his plan. Bao Zheng returned to the palace and asked Renzong for help. The younger brothers returned to Mayer Mansion to discuss whether the Japanese slave monk would not go to the gunpoint today.

If he bumped into him, he would choose an opportunity to "get" the things back, but that possibility was unlikely. Wang Pang said to He Libo and Lu Shenyan: If it had been someone else, he might have left in a low-key manner. But this person from the Wonu Kingdom is born

It's shameless. If they have disdain in their hearts, they must be destroyed.

He Libo and Lu Shenyan were puzzled, and Wang Pang explained: "If you want to beat these Japanese slaves, you must be submissive. If you just beat him, he will be dissatisfied and will bite. As long as you beat him, he will be submissive."

He couldn't stand up, so he knelt down and worshiped as a slave. Otherwise, how could he be called a Japanese slave since ancient times."

While several people were talking, Yuexia brought a child about the same age as Liu Qi. The child had a pair of bright black eyes on his swarthy little face and came in wiping tears.

Yuexia said: "You are not here at home. I went out for a walk and wanted to buy some lanterns for the Lantern Festival. When I came back, I saw this child sitting on the steps outside the house crying. It was freezing and snowy. I was afraid that he would have to leave with his family.

After they dispersed, I brought them in first."

Wang Pang knew that Yuexia had always been soft-hearted, so when he saw this, he said: "Let him and Liu Qi go play for a while, and then send people to the streets to find the child's relatives when they are done."

Just as Yuexia was leading the child out of the house, the child turned around and said, "I'm here to find this adult." He said as he stretched out his little hand, which was red from the cold, and pointed to the side of the king.

Wang Pang asked in surprise: "Whose child are you? How can you recognize me?"

The child cried and said: "I have seen you riding a big horse on the Royal Street."

Seeing that the child was crying pitifully, Wang Pang waved him over. The child came closer. Yuexia handed the handkerchief to Wang Pang. Wang Pang wiped the child's tears and said: "Man, don't cry. You see, uncle never

cry."

The boy nodded, and Wang Pang asked, "Whose child are you from? Why are you here with me?"

The child was whimpering, wiping his nose with his sleeve and saying, "Officers and soldiers came to my house and took my father away. I'm here to ask you to save him."

Several people frowned. He Libo said: "Little baby, has your father broken the law?"

The child cried loudly: "My father became a monk and no longer wanted me. When the officers and soldiers found out, they arrested him and took him away."

The child was crying and everyone was even more confused. Yuexia walked up to the child, knelt down and patted him and said, "Don't cry, who else is there in your family? Speak slowly, or uncle won't be able to help you?"

The boy stopped crying and said: "There is only father in the family, mother is gone."

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other. Did Yuexia pick up another orphan?

Lu Shenyan said: "What is your name, where do you live, and what is your father's name?" [

The boy had stopped sobbing. He glanced at the snacks on the table. Yuexia handed him a cake. The little boy seemed hungry. He looked at everyone and timidly said thank you, then ate the cake.

"My name is Tong Xiao, and I have been living with my father in Tianqing Temple. My father's name is Tong Zhong. My father always said that if he became a monk, we would not have to worry." As he said this, tears welled up in his big eyes.

.

"Uncle, my father became a monk. I don't want to go to the Salesian Bureau and I don't want to be a monk. Someone asked me why I was crying outside the temple. I said that my father didn't want me anymore as a monk, so my father was taken away."

When Wang Pang heard this, he immediately understood. He had seen the name Tongzhong on the certificate. He was taken away by the Kaifeng Mansion. Of course, it was not related to the baby, but because of the certificate and the gold and silver in the well outside the Privet Temple.

Related. If Kaifeng Prefecture wants to find someone, it will be very easy as long as they are still in Bianjing City.

After hearing that the child said that he did not want to go to the Salesian Bureau, Wang Pang said to He Libo: "Brother He, go find out about this child's background." He also asked Yuexia to take the child to keep Liu Qi company first, and then deal with it later.

There were so many things happening in this day, and it was really troublesome not to have a phone. Wang Pang couldn't help but sigh, it was better because of the advancement of science and technology. He had no choice but to go back to Kaifeng Mansion and wait for Mr. Bao to understand the ultimatum even if he knew about it.

At this time, in the west side hall of Daqing Hall, Lu Shenyan secretly yawned. He Libo poked him and said in a low voice: "Don't be sleepy."

Lu Shenyan said: "The stubborn Japanese slave monk made me sleepless for two nights."

Wang Pang made a silent gesture towards him. He knew that Xiao Lu was at Huaiyuan Station the day before yesterday. Everyone stayed up almost all night yesterday. The ministers came before dawn, but they practiced all night. Finally, Xiao Lu

Lu and He Libo were ready. Now they were wearing eunuch clothes and waiting with him in the side hall.

At this time, they had heard Renzong's farewell words in the Daqing Palace, and he distributed gifts to the envoys of various countries. The envoys of various countries received the rewards and thanked Emperor Renzong Shengming at the same time. The few beside the king became nervous, and the one who was as nervous as the king was Mr. Bao. This Jiulong

The matter of the cup is a matter of secret investigation by Kaifeng Mansion. It will soon be the turn of the Wonu Kingdom to receive the reward.

From the beginning when the emperor read out his farewell words to when he heard the ministers announcing their rewards one by one, Monk Kongxiu always closed his eyes in the main hall. I don’t know if he thought he fell asleep standing up. When he heard his name being announced, Monk Kongxiu

Monk Xiu took a few steps and stood in the middle of the hall. Instead of kneeling down to accept the reward, he said: "Amitabha, as the envoy of our country, I have something to declare here."

Renzong looked at this Japanese slave legless monk who was sitting taller than standing. He looked disgusting. If his subjects issued an imperial edict, he would have his head moved. However, since he is sitting on this high throne and dragon bed,

Looking around the main hall, there are all his subjects and envoys, always showing dignity and majesty.

Renzong narrowed his eyes slightly and asked with a half-smile: "Monk Kongxiu, the envoy of the Japanese Nu Kingdom, do you have anything to declare to me in the court?"

Kong Xiu said: "I have three things to say, and please allow me to take your time to explain them one by one."

Everyone in the court looked at each other and knew that this was the ambassador of the Wonu Kingdom. Some of them were whispering to each other, as if they were saying whether the monk would come to visit him on New Year's Day and why he was here at this time.

Renzong knew in his heart that the monk was going to make trouble, but with so many people in the court, were he afraid that no one could deal with the monk? He smiled calmly: "Tell me one by one, let me listen."

Kong Xiu rolled his triangular eyes and looked around the court. This time, he came with the intention of the Fujiwara family to let the Song Dynasty lose the name of the Wonu Kingdom. He said

"The first thing is that our country is named Japan, and the country in the Central Plains is called Japanese slaves. This is an insult to our country's national identity. I am protesting here. I solemnly declare the name of our country Japan."

After he finished speaking, the court hall immediately felt like an explosion. There was a buzzing sound. All the officials were whispering to each other. The foreign envoys also looked at each other. Is this Japanese monk crazy?

Renzong did not look at the monk. He turned his head and looked at his ministers. He saw that everyone was surprised and angry. Ouyang Xiu, Bao Zheng and others had already pointed at the Japanese slave monk and said, this thief is extremely arrogant. Only Sima Guang did not

He said, squinting his eyes and looking at the Japanese monk with contempt.

Renzong smiled: "You don't need me to answer your words, my officials can tell you the result." After saying that, he looked at Ouyang Xiu, who was a Hanlin bachelor and had a very good impression on Renzong. In terms of talent and learning,

It is difficult to distinguish him from Sima Guang, Wang Anshi, and even former prime minister Fan Zhongyan.

Ouyang Xiu saw that Renzong was looking at him and knew that he wanted to hear his opinion. He stepped forward and stepped out of the queue, saluted Renzong, turned to face the Japanese slave envoy and said: "Think about the time of the Han Dynasty, an island country from the eastern sea.

Because he admired the civilization and prosperity of the Han Dynasty for a long time, he traveled thousands of miles across seas and mountains to visit the Han Dynasty. The Han emperor named the island country a Han-owned Japanese slave country, named its king Queen Beiminghu, and granted the imperial seal of the Japanese slave nation to you.

Has the country forgotten its roots?"[

He looked around, and some ministers raised their thumbs at Lord Ouyang Xiu's knowledge. Kong Xiu said: "It is common for dynasties to change. Now the Central Plains is also called the Song Dynasty. Besides, our country's sun rises in the east, so what's the point of changing it to Japan?

No?"

The ministers saw his arrogance, and some envoys from other countries even said, "Yes, it makes sense."

Ouyang Xiu sneered, "Then let me ask you, since you uttered the word "Japan", do you know where it came from? That was the word "日" spoken by a woman in the dead dynasty (Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty). If you want to use it, you are the same

There is a Japanese country. Where does the theory of origin come from?”

In the side hall next to the king, when he heard the word "日" written by this woman and thought about modern people's understanding of the word "日", he couldn't help laughing. Everyone in the court looked left and right, wondering where the laughter came from. King Pang also

Zhi laughed out loud and quickly stopped it.

Monk Kongxiu was a little annoyed by this statement and said: "How can we allow other countries to slander our own culture?"

Renzong looked at him and saw that he was still unconvinced, so he said, "Master Sima, what do you think of the words of this Japanese slave envoy?"

Sima Guang glanced at the Japanese envoy from the corner of his eye: "Culture? When Liu Bang, Xiang Yu, and Chu and Han were fighting, the Japanese slaves were still in a state of knotting ropes to record events. They lived in vertical pits in groups of several or 10 people per household.

They live in thatched houses by hunting, fishing, and gathering. The most outstanding Japanese slaves are singing joyfully because they have caught one more fish and dug one more wild vegetable."

The ministers and envoys from various countries burst into laughter

Sima Guang also said: "When the Han Dynasty's "The Book of Songs", "Spring and Autumn", "The Analects of Confucius" and "The Hundred Schools of Confucius" were published, the Japanese slaves were still "wiping stone axes" and "obtaining plains and vast swamps, the king could not come."

According to Sima Qian's records: Xu Fu brought boys, girls, and grain workers to educate the Japanese slaves through this method of immigration. The Japanese slaves called them "naturalized people." Before the Han people came, the Japanese slaves could only eat raw fish.

, only stone tools are available, you, the Japanese slave country, are ungrateful and still talk about culture, you really don’t know how to be ashamed!"
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