Compared to leading the envoys to rush into his residence recklessly, the etiquette shown by Ximen Qing at this moment made Fujiwara Kimomi even more surprised.
"Lord Ximen, who are these people?"
Facing Mr. Fujiwara's inquiry, Ximen Qing smiled and nodded: "After receiving your invitation, our entire envoy was extremely happy. When we arrived at the mansion, we really couldn't restrain our excitement, so we all came in. Mr. Fujiwara couldn't help but Are you going to blame us?"
Hearing this, Takachi Sugawara raised his thumb secretly. If it were any other person, it would be a big crime to rush into the Great Nagon Mansion. However, Ximen-sama just said a few words lightly and excused the collision as "excitement". Let's go back to the previous sentence. The rhetorical question made it difficult for Fujiwara-sama to accuse him even if he wanted to.
"Of course not! Sir Ximen is too polite."
Mr. Fujiwara was capable of being a powerful person, and he certainly had the skill of forbearance. Anyway, it did not cause any adverse consequences. Why would he fall out with the envoys of the Song Dynasty?
The concierge also breathed a sigh of relief and quietly left without anyone noticing.[
According to his idea, no matter what happens, as long as he is not responsible.
"Come here, give me a gift!"
Ximen Qing gave an order, and two maids touched an exquisite gift box. Naturally, it contained the four treasures of Dongpo's study, plus a fan.
Sugawara Takauchika sweated. Fujiwara Kimimi was not Fujiwara Koyama. He could deal with such fakes. The value of the things in the gift box was probably not as valuable as the gift box itself. At this level, Sugawara Takauchika could not You can only recite the names of your ancestors silently, and don't let Fujiwara Kimimi discover anything.
"Sir Ximen, you're welcome."
Fujiwara Kimomi didn't even look at the gift box, and asked his servants to put it in: "This is the big wedding, and it is already the best gift that Mr. Ximen can arrive, so why should I give you a gift?"
“It’s not surprising that there are many people giving gifts haha”
Just as Sugawara Takachichi breathed a sigh of relief, he saw that the servant's steps were unsteady, his ankle hit the steps, his body tilted, and the gift box came out of his hand. He came into close contact with the pillar and immediately fell apart.
Of course, the contents inside were spilled all over the floor, and the round pen holder rolled all the way, and finally stopped at the feet of Kimi Fujiwara under the attention of everyone.
"This" Fujiwara Kimiji glanced at it casually and asked with some confusion: "Sir Ximen, what is this?"
Sugawara Takauchika's heart was in his throat, something had happened, right?
"Of course it's a gift." Ximen Qing smiled and said, "This is the pen holder used by layman Dongpo. I hope it's not broken this time."
Fujiwara Kimiji bent down and picked up the pen holder, looked at it carefully, and immediately cast a questioning look: "Is this the one used by layman Dongpo?"
That look clearly showed that there was something wrong with the gift!
It is very rare for an old man in his sixties to have such sharp eyes.[
Ximen Qing greeted him without fear, with no trace of shame on his face: "It was indeed used by layman Dongpo."
Sugawara Takachi's neck seemed to be strangled by someone, and he shouted in his heart: "It was enough to deny it just now, why do you have to lie so hard?"
"Oh?" Fujiwara Kimimi seemed to be interested: "It turns out to be such a good gift!"
"Of course, Bianliang scholars and poets all give this as a gift." Ximen Qing chuckled and said, "Dongpo layman likes the Four Treasures of the Study in Yimo Hall the most. It doesn't matter if others don't like it!"
"That's it!" Fujiwara Kimi-san relaxed his brows and laughed loudly: "Sir Ximen is very thoughtful, this gift is so elegant!"
Ximen Qing also burst out laughing: "As long as you like it, adults!"
Sugawara Takauchika was stunned. He never thought that there would be such a magical turning point. From the Four Treasures of the Study once used by the layman Dongpo to the same style of the Four Treasures of the Study once used by the layman Dongpo, the difference was as big as clouds and mud.
No one can tell whether lay scholar Dongpo had ever used the Four Treasures of the Study at Ichimodo. Sugawara Takauchika even thought that Ichimodo was also made up by Ximen Qing.
But judging from the situation, it actually passed the test. Not only that, Master Quan Danyan seemed to like it very much.
Sugawara Takachichi once again felt that Ximen Kei was unfathomable.
Fujiwara Kimiko stopped laughing and said seriously: "Sir Ximen, there are really too few people in this palace to accommodate the entire envoy. Why don't you listen to me and go to the Honglu Pavilion to stay temporarily. I will report to the palace. The Emperor of France will definitely summon the envoys tomorrow."
Ximen Qing smiled and said: "Just do what Mr. Fujiwara wants."
The name Honglu Pavilion comes from the Honglu Temple in the Tang Dynasty. Of course, even earlier, Dahonglu was originally an ancient official position, specializing in the affairs of princes and ethnic minorities, that is, an agency in charge of foreign affairs.
For a history teacher like Ximen Kei who died young, it would be good to vaguely remember the Honglu Temple in the Tang Dynasty. As for the Great Honglu Temple, it was Sugawara Takauchika who casually sighed and told everyone.
There are currently no other envoys staying in the Honglu Pavilion. The Song Dynasty envoys have taken over the entire Honglu Pavilion. However, the courtyard of the house has been cleaned and maintained, which makes it look clean. There are also several cherry blossom trees in the courtyard. As Juzi said, it is different from the varieties outside the city.
Xue'er and others cheered and asked the maid to take out blankets and other things, and sat on the ground, admiring the cherry blossoms on the trees; while Sugawara Takaaki sat blankly at the door, seeming to be reciting a haiku, which seemed to be related to cherry blossoms.
Seeing the nerdy look, Ximen Qing secretly shook his head and looked around, seeing a monkey-like guy stroking one of the cherry blossom trees and mumbling to himself.
Kinoshita Tokichiro, this monkey also plays haiku?
Ximen Qing walked over with interest, but alarmed the monkey. Kinoshita Tokichiro hurriedly saluted: "Hello, sir!"
"What are you talking about?" Ximen Qing asked casually: "The voice seems to be quite loud."
Kinoshita Tokichiro looked horrified: "You deserve to be damned if you bother me!"
"Haha." Ximen Qing shook his head and said, "Are you still thinking about Miss Heng's family?"
"Yes, I can't hide anything from the master." Kinoshita Tokichiro lowered his head, looking meek.
Ximen Qing chuckled and said: "As long as things go well, sooner or later the young lady of the Heng family will be yours. When she arrives in Kyoto, you should tell me who this young lady of the Heng family is? Who is her father?"
"Her father is Inaba Morihei Masanobu, a northern samurai of His Majesty the Emperor Shirakawa." Kinoshita Tokichiro said: "The young lady of the Taira family has asked her to be betrothed to Minamoto Yoshitada. She has not yet married. Minamoto Yoshitada." He was killed and is now living in Kyoto with his brother Taira Takaramori."
"I know it in detail." Ximen Qing played with the thunder stone, but the list of names did not arouse his interest. As long as the young lady from the Taira family is still alive, things will be easy to handle: "Why, do you dislike this person?"
Kinoshita Tokichiro gave a bitter smile: "For that matter, I am afraid that because of my untouchable status and my long absence, I am afraid that Miss Heike has long forgotten about me."
"Even if she forgets some things, you can't forget them." Ximen Qing looked seriously into Kinoshita Tokichiro's eyes: "Since the lady of the Taira family is so close, what are you waiting for?"
Kinoshita Tokichiro was suddenly enlightened, said goodbye to Ximen Qing, and left in a hurry, apparently preparing to have a tryst on the wall of the Taira family.
Ximen Qing "touched" his chin. If Kinoshita Tokichiro didn't even dare to pursue a woman, then even if this person was a hundred times smarter, he still wouldn't be the candidate he wanted.
"Master, why don't you come over?"
Xue'er's somewhat drunken invitation came from the side. Ximen Qing turned around and saw, good guys, these women have already ordered people to get some food, opened a few bottles of Jingyangchun, and drank.
Sang Sanniang was still a bit reserved, but Serena, like Xue'er, drank until the wine was dry, making Xue'er's pretty face turn red.
"You guys just have fun." Ximen Qing shook his head: "Master, I have something to deal with."
"Master, you're so boring." Xue'er shook her body in disappointment, barely getting into Serena's arms: "Sister Serena is the best to Xue'er, isn't she?"
Serena put her arms around Xue'er and smiled: "Of course, we are good sisters."
Xue'er didn't know what she said in Serena's ear, and the two girls fell down laughing, and their eyes even glanced at a certain part of Ximen Qing.
Ximen Qingzhen was defeated by them and left with a face. He found Kikuko and asked directly: "Is that Fujiwara Kimimi just now the Fujiwara-sama you mentioned before?"
"I recognize him even when he turned into ashes." Kikuko gritted her teeth and said, "Heihachiro is his proud subordinate, and many bad things are the result of discussions between the two of them."
Ximen Qing raised his eyebrows. Fujiwara Kimi was quite ambitious, and Kikuko was just a stepping stone to the Japanese intelligence agency. Fortunately, he inadvertently took away this stepping stone.
At this moment, Kimi Fujiwara probably doesn’t know the news that Heihachiro is dead.
"But why did the master insist on rushing into the mansion just now?" Juzi asked with some confusion: "If it is just to confirm the identity, it seems that there is no need to do this?"
Ximen Qing waved his hand and said: "There are many intentions, and confirming the identity is only a small aspect. The most important thing is to give Fujiwara Kimomi an unforgettable first meeting. Don't let him underestimate me. Future negotiations will be better."
Easy to unfold”
"Judging from Fujiwara Kimi's tone, Emperor Toba is nothing but an empty post." Ximen Kei then analyzed: "The power is still with that so-and-so Shirakawa Hierophant."
"The master's intention is to help Emperor Toba," Kikuko speculated on Ximen Qing's intention.
"Well, of course it's not interesting if one party dominates the political power." Ximen Qing chuckled and said: "It's good for us and good for Japan to make it a little more chaotic."
Of course, Ximen Qing did not say what he really thought: a shameful island country like Japan, which has caused trouble for thousands of years, should be eradicated as soon as possible!
At this moment, Tong Meng ran over in a hurry: "A bunch of Japanese women came to the door. They said they were the maidens in the palace, sent here by the Emperor Baihe!"