Ximen Qing listened to Tokichiro say the name in blunt Chinese and shook his head with a smile.
Fujikichiro was obviously very disappointed. Using the name Ximen meant that he voluntarily became Ximen Qing's slave. However, Ximen's agent shook his head, clearly indicating that he was unwilling.
"Master, why do you reject Tokichiro?" Kikuko asked Ximen Qing directly: "This is a way for Tokichiro to show his loyalty."
Ximen Qing chuckled and said, "Tell Tokichiro that you don't have to follow my surname Ximen to show your loyalty... What's more, I have already prepared a surname for him."
After listening to Kikuko's interpretation, Fujiyoshiro's face rekindled hope and he was extremely excited.
"Your Majesty, Ximen Gangguan, actually wants to give me a surname? How can I, Tokichiro, be so virtuous and capable?"
Ximen Qing pretended to think for a while, and almost couldn't help laughing and said the surname he had already thought of: "Japanese nobles have surnames such as Fujiwara, Taira, and Gen. Today, I will give you the surname Kinoshita, and you will be called Kinoshita from now on.
Kinoshita Tokichiro!”
"Kinoshita Tokichiro? Kinoshita Tokichiro!"
Tokichiro repeated it several times in blunt Chinese, scratching his head and ears with joy. Ximen Qing seemed to have seen the monkey return to the forest.
I'm so excited...a mere untouchable actually has a surname.
Tokichiro almost had to yell to express his extremely excited heart, but it was obviously inappropriate to do so in front of Ximen Qing; Tokichiro turned over and bowed down, kowtowed three times again, and when he raised his head,
Ximen Qing could almost see that his forehead was already a little blue.
"It's probably the Heian Era in Japan now..." Ximen Qing thought to himself: "Although this Kinoshita Tokichiro is not the one who will be hundreds of years later, judging from his conversation, he is not as simple as a handyman. Why not take this opportunity?
If Japan is making a fuss and doesn't sign a few unequal treaties, this trip will be in vain..."
"Fujiro!"
When Ximen Qing called, Tokichiro hurriedly lowered his head and said "ha", obviously treating himself as Ximen Qing's slave.
Somehow, Tokichiro felt that as long as he followed Lord Ximen and returned to Japan, he would be able to raise his head as a human being.
Maybe... maybe we can even get engaged to a young lady from the Heping family!
The feeling of happiness came suddenly, making Tokichiro extremely excited.
Kikuko seemed to be affected by Tokichiro's mood and couldn't help but think of her hometown...
"Tojiro, if you want to go to Japan, should you start from Mingzhou?"
Ximen Qing suddenly asked about the eastward crossing, which made Juzi wake up from her thoughts. Under her interpretation, Ximen Qing and Tokichiro communicated very smoothly.
"Yes, Master!" Kinoshita Tokichiro used this title without hesitation. He peeked at the Ximen Trader and saw that there was no displeasure on his face. He couldn't help but secretly rejoice: "The shortest way to the east is from Mingzhou.
, with the help of summer trade winds, we can reach Japan with favorable winds, pass through Sika Island in Matsuura County, Hizen Province, and enter Hakatatsu for trading! The return journey will take until autumn, and if everything goes well, it will only take more than 20 days!"
Ximen Qing nodded secretly. It was already winter now, and it seemed that we would not be able to set off until the end of next spring. However, this was good, as it would give us more time to prepare.
"From today on, you can live in my other courtyard outside the city." Ximen Qing said with a smile: "During this period, you have to study Chinese with Juzi. By tomorrow spring, you must be able to speak fluent Chinese.
Okay...do you understand?"
Tokichiro was overjoyed: "Tokichiro understands! How can you be a noble if you don't know Chinese!"
Ximen Qing laughed. Originally, his intention was to protect Tokichiro so that nothing unexpected happened before setting off next spring. In addition, the purpose of letting him learn Chinese was so that he could communicate directly without going through Kikuko.
I didn't expect that Japan still has such a rule that nobles must learn Chinese.
"Go down and I'll have someone pick up the things in Xixi Tower for you." Ximen Qing said with a smile: "From tomorrow on, you have to wear Hanfu and learn Chinese."
"Wear Hanfu and learn Chinese!" Tokichiro was excited again. This was like living the life of a nobleman in advance!
"Master, Tokichiro has nothing else but these clothes, so don't bother!"
Fujiyoshiro replied respectfully: "Then what should we do with Sun Junming and Zheng Qing?"
"Just let them stay in Xixi Tower." Ximen Qing stood up and said, "You don't have to worry about eating and drinking. Maybe they will gain more than ten pounds."
Tokichiro understood and retreated from the pavilion with Juzi; Ximen Qing watched them leave, thoughtfully.
Just now, the police officer in black returned some information that surprised Ximen Qing. That was that Ju Zi was actually a kung fu expert. He usually kept his eyebrows low and kept his eyes hidden, so you really couldn't tell.
Ximen Qing strolled down from the pavilion and walked towards the yard where An Daoquan and Juzi usually lived.
An Daoquan was sitting under the tree, leisurely reading a volume of "Huang Ting Sutra", and the water on the small stove next to him was bubbling like fish eyes.
This little life is... good!
"My boss is here just in time!" An Daoquan saw that it was Ximen Qing who was here. He hurriedly put down the "Huang Ting Jing" and stood up: "The water is boiling just in time. I have some good fragrant tablets. How about I make a cup for my boss?"
Ximen Qing looked at An Daoquan making tea skillfully, nodded slightly, took the "Huang Ting Jing" and looked at it twice, suddenly felt his head was bloated, and hurriedly threw it away.
Brother, I was not born to study... This is a petty regular script...
"Miracle doctor, don't read Taoist books for medical skills!" Ximen Qing joked: "If you don't become a good imperial doctor, you will become a Taoist priest!"
An Daoquan had already brought a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "I don't know what my boss knows. I have already looked through all the medical books in the world. Reading Taoist books in my spare time is nothing more than making insinuations... Since ancient times, it has been difficult for Taoists and doctors to
According to each other, many Taoist priests also have medical skills and can help the world by hanging pots."
"That's all there is to it..." Ximen Qing chuckled and said, "Otherwise, when will we talk to the officials and let you go to the Imperial Hospital? First, it will save you too much time, and second, there will be people in the palace.
Many medical books are single copies, I'm afraid you haven't read them."
An Daoquan nodded and said: "My boss is right, but Xiao Ke won't go to a place like Tai Hospital... Those people are not thinking about saving people all day long, but getting promoted. If Xiao Ke goes, there will be many
Someone has been looking for it years ago...but if you have the opportunity to look at those unique copies, that would be a good one!"
Ximen Qing blew it and took a sip of the tea. It was indeed very fragrant: "I'll tell you when I get the chance... To be serious, Ju Zi will stay in a villa outside the city for me in the past few months.
You have to do something, or else you can go too."
"Xiao Ke has already heard from my wife about this matter. Is it because of the Japanese envoy?" An Daoquan was not surprised: "Where my wife goes, Xiao Ke will go."
Ximen Qing teased: "You are a married woman who follows your husband! But do you know that Juzi knows kung fu?"
"My wife told me." An Daoquan looked like an old god, which made Ximen Qing slightly surprised: "My boss, you come with me."
The two entered the house, and An Daoquan opened the cabinet: "When my wife was in Japan, she was a female ninja..."
Ximen Qing looked over... My dear, there is a whole arsenal!
There are all kinds of shurikens, some small, some big, some rhombus-shaped, some cross-shaped, and there are also iron caltrops, iron nails...
She is indeed a serious female ninja. She has been under my nose for months without even noticing.
Well, the female ninja who works in Baihua Building...
"So, I'm afraid Juzi is still carrying some secrets?" Ximen Qing asked: "When I got her out of Baihua Tower, I didn't say anything!"
When Ximen Qing said this, An Daoquan became a little embarrassed: "I'm still to blame for this matter. According to my wife's wishes, I wanted to tell you clearly for a long time, but I was blocked by Xiao Ke several times. I didn't expect that my boss would find out today.
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"That was when she started fighting with one of the businessmen in Xixi Tower. Although she didn't do much, she was discovered by the police officer in black at the door and reported it." Ximen Qing explained: "Speaking of which, you two usually flirt with each other, but you are bored.
If I can’t come out of the courtyard, where can I go?”
An Daoquan chuckled, blushing even though he always blushed, which made Ximen Qing despise him very much.
"My boss, this is what happened." An Daoquan explained: "My wife was arranged by a big shot of the Fujiwara family to get acquainted with Cai You through the Japanese businessman Heihachiro, and was arranged to go to Baihua Building. The purpose was to secretly spy on information, but unexpectedly...
I was arranged by the boss of Baihualou to go to Qinghe County."
"Cai You!" Ximen Qing's expression changed: "He is really indispensable for everything! What kind of name does Heihachiro use to arrange for Kikuko?"
An Daoquan sighed: "My wife didn't want to mention this matter, so Xiao Ke asked her many times before she said it. Every time Japanese businessmen come to our country in the Song Dynasty, some Japanese nobles will put some unmarried women on the ship, saying they want to come to me."
The Song Dynasty borrowed seeds."
"Borrow seeds!"
Ximen Qing couldn't believe his ears, but listening to An Daoquan's detailed explanation, it seemed that this phenomenon had been going on for a long time. The main reason was that the Japanese people were short in stature, and borrowing seeds from the Song Dynasty could improve the physical quality of their offspring.
In better shape.
This is not a secret, but those Japanese women who borrowed seeds usually move around the port, looking for Song people to have sex every night, and once they become pregnant, they raise them and wait to board the next batch of ships to leave.
And Heihachiro suggested to Cai You that these Japanese women who came to borrow seeds should be placed in Baihua Tower...all for free!
"As long as I don't get pregnant, I can stay in Song Dynasty forever."
Heihachiro swore to Cai You about the benefits of "free" and gave him many gifts; but the latter simply forgot about this incident, and Sang Sanniang also threw Juzi to Qinghe County, leaving the Fujiwara nobleman Heihachiro's wish.
The plan came to nothing.
"In order to prevent pregnancy, my wife has been taking a cold fragrance pill when I was in Baihualou." An Daoquan sighed: "This kind of medicine can make women unable to conceive, but their bodies will gradually weaken. Xiaoke also saw her wife
His expression was wrong, and I only discovered it when I checked my pulse."