In the blink of an eye, winter turns to spring and comes again.
There are many things that lie dormant and brewing in the winter, and only appear in front of others in the spring.
The day has come to set off.
Sun Junming and Zheng Qing were looking forward to the stars and the moon, and finally saw Tokichiro's figure appearing in the courtyard.
The clothes on Tokichiro's body were no longer the same as before. Instead, he had changed into a set of clothes from the Song Dynasty, which were equally expensive.
Not only that, Tokichiro seems to have gained some weight.
"Fujiro! Where have you been these days? Are you all in Ximen Qing's mansion? Why is there no news at all? Come here quickly!"
When Zheng Qing saw Tokichiro, he immediately vented the anger he had felt for months and shouted loudly in Japanese, while Sun Junming observed silently. He found that Tokichiro's temperament seemed to have undergone some changes.
Facing Zheng Qing's shouting, Tokichiro just smiled slightly and said completely irrelevant words in Chinese: "Thank you for your hard work here! We will set off early tomorrow morning, so be ready!"
Zheng Qing was stunned for a moment. When did Tokichiro speak Chinese so fluently?
Confidence! This is a confident look!
Sun Junming immediately understood that there was something different about Tokichiro. Tokichiro was no longer the Japanese handyman who let the two of them shout around. He did not know who had found his confidence with the help of someone, and his eyes looked at him.
Zheng Qing was slightly mocking!
"And..." Tokichiro sneered, his words full of pride: "Now my name is no longer Fujiwara Yoshitaro, this envoy's name is Kinoshita Tokichiro!"
After saying this, Kinoshita Tokichiro turned around and walked out of the hospital, ignoring Sun Junming and Zheng Qing.
"Brother, how could he become like this!" Kinoshita Tokichiro's back disappeared outside the hospital, and Zheng Qing just woke up: "Isn't it Ximen Qing behind Tokichiro!"
Zheng Qing spoke in Japanese to prevent the Imperial City Inspector in black who was waiting outside the courtyard from hearing him.
"That's definitely the case. Ximen Qing asked someone to teach Tokichiro, but he can speak so fluently in such a short time, which shows that Tokichiro still has a certain talent!" Sun Junming said in Japanese with regret: "You and I actually did it before.
Didn’t see it!”
Zheng Qing was furious: "Then what should we do?"
"After all, we are also the followers of the Japanese envoy. It is impossible to find anyone to look at us." Sun Junming mused: "As long as we get to Mingzhou, contact those old brothers, and wait until we get on the ship, our world will be ours! We will be the officials.
At home, I can’t even treat him to a plate of noodles!”
Zheng Qing pulled off the green branches of the tree next to him and broke them into two pieces in his hands: "Brother, I want to chop up Tokichiro and Ximen Qing and feed them to the fish!"
"It's up to you!" Sun Junming said: "You still need to be patient and don't say anything!"
Zheng Qing dropped the branch, nodded and said: "Understood!"
Tokichiro walked outside quickly and was greeted by Shopkeeper Liu from Xixi Building with a smile: "How are you, the envoy?"
"Okay! I'm very well!" Tokichiro recalled the expressions of Sun Junming and Zheng Qing and laughed loudly: "I've been bothered for the past few months, and I will leave to return to Japan tomorrow! The shopkeeper will calculate the cost!"
"It should be, it should be." Shopkeeper Liu smiled like a flower: "In terms of expenses, the imperial court has advanced a lot through Kaifeng Mansion, which is enough!"
Fujikiro nodded: "Then I wish shopkeeper Liu a prosperous business! Farewell!"
Watching Tokichiro walk away, shopkeeper Liu was a little confused and asked, "It hasn't been long, how come you seem like a different person and can speak fluently?"
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Not only did Kinoshita Tokichiro learn a lot of Chinese from Kikuko, but Cher also spoke decent Japanese.
Ximen Qing knew that the Japanese language used by Japanese aristocrats and ordinary people was very different. Fortunately, due to his status, Juzi was also familiar with the language used by Japanese aristocrats, so most of the language used by Xueer was aristocratic.
In this way, Ximen Qing had to agree to take Xueer to Japan.
Not only Xue'er is the only one, Ximen Qing's team also includes Shi Qian, the prodigal son Yan Qing, An Daoquan and Ju Zi, plus fifty blood-blowing soldiers, led by the scar-faced tiger Liu Renzhong himself.
Under his leadership, a large delegation of envoys was formed.
The Blood Blowing Guards are not only responsible for the safety of Ximen Qing and others, they are also responsible for the goods, which is the so-called "return gift".
The nominal envoy of the mission was Sun Junming, the deputy envoy was Zheng Qing, and Ximen Qing was only supervising the trip on behalf of the official family.
But even Sun Junming and Zheng Qing understood that with the Ximen Imperial City envoy here, they were nothing more than scarecrows.
The ultimatum was immediately in Ximen Qing's hands, and the contents made him ponder over it.
Needless to say, the return gift was quite generous. What made Ximen Qing a little suspicious was one sentence in it.
To be more precise, it is a requirement.
This requirement is to use Japan's "rare products" and do its best to "do great things with sincerity."
To put it in popular language: "Whatever good things you have there, bring them all to me!"
Logically speaking, this sentence should not appear in the official document, because the document is the letter of credence given by the Song Dynasty to Japan, and it represents the meaning of the official family.
This kind of request treated the Emperor of Japan as if he were a slave, and his tone was extremely arrogant.
Anyone below the Emperor of Japan, as long as they are not idiots, will be extremely unhappy with such demands; to put it bluntly, it is also the rhythm of tribute from Japan and rewards from the Song Dynasty, and it is absolutely impossible to have such a one-sided situation.
Because the envoy Tokichiro was a real fake and could not be seen at all; and the two nominal envoys of the Song Dynasty, Sun Junming and Zheng Qing, went to Japan this time to express friendship from the Song Dynasty.
One can imagine what the consequences would be if such an ultimatum was placed in front of the Emperor of Japan.
Regardless of who drafted this ultimatum, Ximen Qing felt that this person was going to use this ultimatum to trick the entire mission!
What Ximen Qing didn't know was that it was precisely because of such an ultimatum in history that it caused a lot of discussion in Japan, and the final decision was to sever ties with the Song Dynasty.
"Could it be Liang Shicheng?" Ximen Qing suddenly became alert, sweating slightly from behind: "This old thief always thinks about himself, and it has nothing to do with him even if he drafts the plan! Liang Shicheng and Wang Fu both received benefits. As long as they get the benefits, this envoy
The regiment is just a chess piece that can be discarded at any time. The destruction of the regiment is what these two traitors want to see... No one cares whether there can be official contacts between the Song Dynasty and Japan!"
After Ximen Qing figured it out, his first reaction was to ask King Zhao Kai to go to the forbidden area to meet with the officials and rewrite the ultimatum. However, in this way, the set departure date would need to be postponed, and every move in the forbidden area could not be hidden.
Liang Shicheng's eyes and ears.
"Anyway, now that the ultimatum is in my hands, what can that old thief Liang Shicheng do?" Ximen Qing then thought: "For this kind of enemy, why not let him think he has a plan? If it is exposed, this old thief will be unable to succeed.
Another plan, it will be bad if it goes wrong."
Thinking of this, Ximen Qing asked Pan Jinlian to put away the ultimatum carefully. There would still be a chance to use it as an important weight to overthrow Liang Shicheng in the future. He also called Shi Qian and ordered him to go to Liangshan to move the master scholar Xiao Rang and Yu.
Armsmith Jin Dajian was waiting halfway.
Since there is something wrong with the ultimatum, let’s just forge one!
Ximen Qing's trip to Japan took him back and forth for at least half a year. Fortunately, news came from the north that Wu Song and others had slowly started the journey as planned, and everything went smoothly, which made Ximen Qing feel relieved.
Of course, Ximen Qing had to feed Pan Jinlian and Qiongying before leaving. Half a year was considered a long time, and a night of romance and tenderness was indispensable.
Xueer realized that she had obtained the opportunity to travel with the master this time, and when it was time to light the lamp, she hid away. Instead of competing for "resources" with the two girls, she went to sleep with Hua Yuerong.
Pan Jinlian and Qiongying took a bath in the fragrant soup early and waited in the room; Ximen Qing drank two glasses of medicinal wine specially prepared by An Daoquan and went to bed.
Have some fun before traveling.
Ximen Qing summoned up his energy, had enough capital, and used medicine and wine to help him, and tried his best to make the two girls forget about the past and the future. The two girls also tried their best to serve Mr. Ximen as soon as he was born.
When the two Buddhas ascended to heaven, it goes without saying what it felt like.
The three of them worked until the middle of the night before they fell asleep contentedly. Ximen Qing hugged him from left to right, feeling full of happiness. He kissed Pan Jinlian and Qiong Ying on their faces several times, and the two girls naturally kissed back.
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The three of them didn't know when they fell asleep, but Ximen Qing was the first to wake up. He quietly moved away the arms and legs of the two girls wrapped around each other like octopuses. He wanted to dance again in the morning, but he couldn't bear to part with the beauty.
Sweet dreams.
After thinking about it, she quietly got up, put on her clothes and got out of bed, and opened the door. Xueer had already been dressed neatly and had been waiting at the door for a long time.
"You annoying little goblin!" Ximen Qing pretended to be angry: "You didn't come last night, and now you are waiting at the door early. What do you mean? See if I don't hit you!"
"Ya Zhudie..." Xue'er pretended to twist her body and escape, and smiled: "Only Xue'er understands the master's thoughts, are you willing to hit Xue'er?"
Ximen Qing didn't want to hit her at first, but she made him laugh when she said "Ya Zhudie". He closed the door behind him and said, "Are they all here?"
"We are all here early, and we are waiting for you, sir." Xueer pointed to the rising sun: "I have prepared all the clothes and sundries for you. As long as you move, our envoy can set off!"
Ximen Qing nodded silently, laughed and talked with Xueer, and walked towards the front yard facing the early spring sunshine.
To go to Japan, the best route is to go out to sea from Mingzhou.
So the first stop is Mingzhou!
Ximen Qing knew without thinking that this mission would definitely involve dangers and opportunities, with blood and money flying everywhere.
But Ximen Qing was quite confident that he could make a huge sum of money from Japan; in comparison, the 100,000 yuan obtained from Cai You of Baihualou was nothing more than small change.