Chapter 424: The Security Issues of the Japanese Envoys
"The official decree: The Japanese envoys will temporarily stay in Xixi Tower and wait for the reply with peace of mind." One of the Huangmen officials said solemnly: "All expenses during this period will be paid by the government."
Shopkeeper Liu of Xixi Tower was surprised and happy when he saw the three people thanking Huang Menguan. The other Huang Menguan turned his nose to the sky and said: "Although Bianliang is prosperous, envoys are not allowed to move around at will. From today on, officials from the Imperial City Department will
Responsible for the safety of the envoys."
Sun Junming winked, and Zheng Qing stepped forward to thank him. He handed over two ten-guan jiaozi in his sleeve: "You two father-in-laws have worked hard."
The two Huangmen officials nodded slightly, their expressions unchanged, and mounted their horses minding their own business.
The three of them turned around. Sun Junming and Zheng Qing already had smug looks on their faces. Shopkeeper Liu respectfully invited the three of them in. A table for banquets had been set up in the largest private room, and several people were waiting for a banquet.
The guys are waiting inside.[
"Let these people go down, we two have important matters to discuss with the envoy!" Sun Junming shouted: "Did you all hear what the two father-in-laws just said?"
Shopkeeper Liu had a smile on his face: "Of course, of course. All the expenses for the three of you in Xixi Tower will be free of charge."
"Then you are still talking nonsense here?" Zheng Qing next to him rolled his eyes and shouted unceremoniously.
"Yes, yes," shopkeeper Liu called to the waiter: "Why don't you quit?"
After everyone had gone out, Sun Junming and Zheng Qing sat down, not caring about Tokichiro. Tokichiro saw this and touched the money on his waist. He sneered secretly and looked for a seat.
Sit down.
The three of them were talking, and for a while there were only the sounds of chewing and swallowing. Occasionally there was a "squeaking" sound, which was the sound of raising one's neck and drinking a small cup of Jing Yangchun.
Tokichiro picked up a piece from the plate containing three delicacies and chewed it in his mouth. This kind of fresh food can only be enjoyed by nobles in Japan, but for the untouchables, there is only a pitiful pickle to go with the meal.
A small salted fish is considered a big meat dish; but in the Song Dynasty, anyone with money could enjoy it.
The first-class banquet on the table was specially ordered from Chuixue Tower by Shopkeeper Liu of Xixi Tower, which made Sun Junming and Zheng Qing extremely satisfied.
"What did the officials say to you in the room just now?"
Zheng Qing burped and "spoken" in Japanese and asked Tokichiro: "Have you used all the words I taught you?"
On the side, Sun Junming was still stuffing something into his mouth, but his eyes were staring at Tokichiro.
Looking at these two evil-hearted guys, Tokichiro, who was going to tell everything honestly, suddenly changed his mind, put down his chopsticks and lowered his head and replied: "I used some, and the officials did not doubt the villain's identity."
"Stand up and speak." Sun Junming suddenly said: "Do you still have a seat in front of us? Tell me in detail from beginning to end without leaving a word behind!"
Tokichiro slowly stood up from his seat, bowed and told the story; but somehow, he felt that it would be better to skip over the matter that the Song Dynasty official suspected, and he also said nothing about the Song Dynasty official's invitation to him as a guest.
Don't mention it.
Anyway, these two black-hearted guys probably have no chance to know what happened in that room.
Sun Junming and Zheng Qing were very satisfied with Tokichiro's "detailed description". After discussing for a while, they felt that they should go to Wang Fu's house to express their gratitude.
"Tengjiro, you stay in the Xixi Building. Someone from the Imperial City Department is watching, so you can't move around at will or do anything suspicious." Sun Junming ordered: "If you show your flaws, the first one will be arrested.
It’s you, Tokichiro, who’s beheading you!”
As he spoke, Sun Junming used his palm as a knife and made a gesture on his neck.
Naturally, Tokichiro did not dare to violate the rules. When he returned to the courtyard behind, Shopkeeper Liu of Xixi Tower had already persuaded other guests in that courtyard to go elsewhere, and the whole courtyard seemed extremely clean.[
Sun Junming and Zheng Qing dismissed Shopkeeper Liu and left Tokichiro in the room. The two of them prepared to go to Wang Fu's house to express their gratitude.
"Throw out three thousand guans, and things will be done smoothly." Sun Jun secretly said to Zheng Qing: "Now I have to be polite to that man named Wang. When I get to Mingzhou, I will have many opportunities to do tricks. How can I give him 60% of the goods so easily?"
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Zheng Qing chuckled and agreed; both of them were fighting for their lives on the sea. The sky was high and the emperor was far away, so they did not pay attention to the court at all.
The two of them were talking and laughing, and just as they were about to step out of the courtyard, a hand was stretched out from each side, blocking their way.
"presumptuous!"
Zheng Qing was about to get angry, but Sun Junming hurriedly stopped him and smiled at the visitor: "You two officials, why are you blocking my way?"
Zheng Qing was extremely dissatisfied with Sun Junming's attitude, but immediately lost his temper when he saw him.
The two people who arrived were all wearing black clothes, their eyes were shining, their temples were arched high, and their expressions were stinky, as if others owed them a lot of money.
Although Sun Junming and Zheng Qing hang out a lot in Mingzhou, they also know that there is a kind of person in Bianliang City that they cannot afford to offend.
That is the black-clothed policeman from the Imperial City Department!
"go back."
Not only did his face look stinky, but his tone was even more arrogant. One of the police officers in black shouted: "By order of Lord Ximen! Protect the safety of the Japanese envoys!"
"My lord, the envoy is staying well in your room. Let's go out and do some errands."
Sun Junming responded to Leng Butt with an extremely enthusiastic smile, and even slipped out two jiaozi from his sleeves, intending to use this unfavorable weapon to knock down the two black-clothed police officers.
But the two police officers in black looked at Sun Junming and Zheng Qing coldly, treating the two jiaozi in Sun Junming's hand as if they were nothing.
"You are the envoy's entourage. For the envoy's safety, the entourage is also not allowed to move around at will." Another police officer in black shouted: "Don't do anything suspicious this time. We'll just pretend we didn't see it this time!"
The atmosphere was extremely awkward for a moment, and Sun Junming had no choice but to take back his words in despair, and glared at the two police officers in black: "Can't you even go out to eat?"
"Didn't you just eat?" The black-clothed policeman replied coldly: "Three meals a day will be delivered to you."
Zheng Qing suddenly changed his color. What is the difference between this and house arrest?
"go back!"
The two of them were helpless, returned to the room and sat down angrily. Zheng Qing immediately jumped up and shouted: "Master Ximen of the Imperial City, is this how you treat envoys?"
Sun Junming jumped up in fear and wanted to cover Zheng Qing's mouth with his hand: "Low down! Low down! Haven't you heard of Ximen Qing's name? Chuixue Tower is his concubine's property!" [
Zheng Qing shivered in vain and sat down again slumped.
A person's name, a tree's shadow.
What Ximen Qing has done in the past few months has exceeded the imagination of ordinary people: from being a commander to being promoted to an event officer like a rocket, to Chuixue Tower annexing Fengle Tower, to turning the tide and wiping out the rebel Tian Hu.
Without an iron hand, it is absolutely impossible to accomplish these things; masters like Sun Junming and Zheng Qing, who bully the weak and fear the strong, will of course go around Ximen Qing when they see him, without even the slightest thought of confrontation.
"No matter what, just stay here. Once you get out of Bianliang, you will be free!" Sun Junming calculated: "Go to Japan and sell the goods, and then use the identity of the envoy of the Song Dynasty to defraud a batch of Japanese people.
, it’s enough for us.”
"What about Tokichiro? What if the imperial court wants to send an envoy to Japan with us?" Zheng Qingfa asked.
Sun Junming looked up to the sky and laughed, and said in a low voice: "Remember, when it comes to the sea, we are the two of us! If you want him to die, he will die!"
Zheng Qing nodded knowingly.
The villa of King Zhao Kai of Jia Dynasty. It is also a semi-public stronghold of the Imperial City Division.
The door to the secret warehouse opened, and a strong aroma of wine suddenly hit the nostrils, which could make people fall over.
The divine fortune teller Jiang Jing breathed wantonly: "If Jiang works in a place like this"
"Then you'll end up drunk in a wine jar sooner or later." Ximen Qing was both joking and telling the truth.
The scene inside is very spectacular. All the Jing Yangchun who moved from Cai You's place are here. Those are Jing Yangchun worth one hundred thousand guan.
"One thousand nine hundred and seventy-eight altars."
Jiang Jing smiled knowingly at Ximen Qing's joke and reported the accurate figure.
"If my brother hadn't reminded me, this batch of wine would still be at Cai You Villa." Wu Song stuck two swords on his back and said slowly: "That guy Cai You is really cruel!"
Ximen Qing sighed: "You have actually done a good job and have always adhered to the principles of selling wine that I have set. It is precisely because of your persistence that Cai You succeeded so easily."
"If ordinary wine merchants encounter this kind of 'good thing', they will definitely sell in large quantities and even raise the price." Jiang Jing said: "But as long as Baihualou suddenly releases new wine, it will die ugly."
"That's right." Ximen Qing nodded and said, "The market is saturated to a certain extent, and Cai You is using the profits at this time as bait to force people to death."
Wu Song suddenly said: "Then what should we do with this batch of wine? If we follow the hunger strategy of eldest brother before, wouldn't we have to stop the winery over in Liangshan? After all, the wine here is enough to sell for a long time."
"No." Ximen Qing shook his head and said: "The Liangshan side can't stop. It has to run at full speed. Jing Yangchun will taste better after it has been stored for a period of time. There is no need to worry about production problems. In addition, we want to sell this batch of wine.
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"Could it be that we want to sell it in other prefectures and counties?" Jiang Jing said, "It's also time to open more Chuixuelou."
Ximen Qing still shook his head and said: "Opening ten branches in other prefectures and counties is not worth opening two more branches in Bianliang."
After a pause, Ximen Qing pointed his finger and said softly: "My idea is to sell it to the north."
"North?" Jiang Jing asked doubtfully, "What good place can there be in the north?"
Wu Song understood what Ximen Qing said, but he still frowned and said, "Wu Song knows what brother means, but is it appropriate to do this?"
"There is nothing inappropriate." Ximen Qing smiled slightly: "The situation in the north has been very different. How effective can a mere peace treaty be? I have an idea."
Jiang Jing was shocked, because he finally heard from the two people's words that Ximen Qing actually wanted to sell these Jing Yangchun to the Liao Kingdom!