Li Yan had to admit that the dwarf in front of him knew something about these sages in Chinese history.

But there is one thing this guy said wrong.

Su Dongpo is a good talent, but he is an unlucky person who failed.

And although it can be regarded as a great talent that has not been born for thousands of years, it is far from today's generation.

Su Dongpo's life, there is no need to say much about the high attainment of poetry, but for the governance of the country and people's livelihood, it is also average.

Poetry is pleasant, but governing the country is about the people of the world, which is higher and which is lower, needless to say.

Li Yan, who was unwilling to argue with Hojo Kikujiro on this topic, simply snorted and diverted the topic: "The sage Xunzi thought that it was human nature to seek profit, and Li Yan also thought so. I just don't know if Mr. Hojo is willing to think more about himself? ”

Hojo Kikujiro was immersed in Su Dongpo's peerless demeanor at this time, how could he be willing to be contaminated with these copper stenches in order to pollute his soul and get farther and farther away from Master Su?

Therefore, Hojo Kikujiro only said lightly: "Please make it clear to Mr. Li." ”

Li Yan felt that there was definitely something wrong with the head of the person in front of him, according to His Majesty the Emperor, the head of the person in front of him could raise fish, absolutely.

Although he couldn't understand what Hojo Kikujiro was thinking about in his head, he had such an indifferent look like a hermit, but Li Yan continued: "If Mr. Hojo is willing, Li Yan also has some way, how about providing Mr. with ten catties of blessing ointment every month?" ”

Su Dongpo?

Thinking about Mr. Su, where is the real money Fushou ointment to be happy?

Hojo Kikujiro, who finally put his thinking back on track, narrowed his eyes, stared at Li Yan and said: "Since Gongzi Li has a way, he is absolutely unwilling to add Fang Cai's 100 catties of Fushou Paste to 150 catties, I don't know if you can teach me?" ”

Li Yan chuckled and said, "It was for the shogunate, and it was controlled by Gonggong Ren, and it had nothing to do with Li Yan."

Now the ten catties that Li Yan said can be completely decided by Li Yan, I don't know this explanation, what does Mr. Hojo think? ”

Shameful!

Hojo Kikujiro thought indignantly in his heart, but nodded in agreement: "There is no problem with the return of the father-in-law to the father-in-law of Ren, and the return of Gongzi Li to Gongzi Li." ”

Li Yan smiled and said, "Yes, that's exactly the case." Ren's father-in-law belonged to the shogunate, which was his private business, so Li Yan could not agree to Mr. Hojo's request of 150 catties.

But Li Yan's return to Mr. Hojo, the ten catties of Fushou paste are completely decided by Li Yan, and the result is naturally very different. ”

Hojo Kikujiro nodded and asked, "Then I don't know what Li Gongzi thinks?" ”

Li Yan said with a smile: "Ten catties of Fushou ointment, it's not much, it's not too much, it's definitely a lot, it's worth at least one hundred and sixty taels of yellow catties, what does Mr. Hojo think?" ”

Hojo Kikujiro sighed, but objected: "If you take it and sell it, it will naturally be more than two hundred taels of gold, let alone one hundred and sixty taels." ”

Seeing that Li Yan wanted to speak, Hojo Kikujiro waved his hand, and then said: "But the price of this thing from Daming to Japan is far less than the price of a hundred taels of gold?" ”

Li Yan said: "If this thing has a second thing that can be sold with the same quality as my Daming's Fushou cream, then it is naturally not worth it."

But obviously, there is no second Fushou paste on the market whose quality can be as good as my Daming's Fushou paste, and the price is higher than gold, which is naturally a very normal thing. ”

Hojo Kikujiro said: "Then what does Li Gongzi mean?" ”

Li Yan said: "Li's meaning is very simple, although Mr. Hojo sells these ten catties of Fushou paste first, he doesn't want the principal of a penny." After the sale is finished, how about returning one hundred and fifty taels of gold to Li Yan? ”

Hojo Kikujiro sneered: "One hundred and fifty taels of gold? Li Gongzi has such a big breath! One hundred taels of gold! ”

Li Yan looked at Hojo Kikujiro playfully and said, "Mr. Hojo is unwilling, naturally there are Tojo, Nishijo, and Nanjo."

It's just that I'm away from Daming's Fushou ointment, I don't know where Mr. Hojo is going to find such a good business without profit?

Don't forget, what's the difference between a business without capital and pie in the sky? This kind of opportunity, if you miss this time, there will be no second time! ”

Kikujiro Hojo, who was about to leave by Li Yan's anger, sat down dejectedly and said with a wry smile: "Li Gongzi is really a good skill. One hundred and fifty taels is one hundred and fifty taels, and Hojo should be down.

It's just that I don't know that Li Gongzi is not worried that Hojo will not return after taking the Fushou ointment? ”

Li Yan laughed and said, "Mr. Hojo, just give it a try." The relationship between the family teacher and my Ming Dynasty's Xichang Governor Wei Gonggong, Dongchang Governor Cao Gonggong, the Celebrant Supervisor Bingbi Eunuch Wang Gonggong, as well as the Jinyi Weitian Commander and Xu Commander are all very good.

If Mr. Hojo is confident that he can avoid the pursuit of the Daming factory guards, just let it go, it's okay. ”

Li Yan wasn't worried that Hojo Kikujiro had that ability to run away with Fushou cream.

As far as these dwarfs are concerned, the first thing they do when they get Fushou Paste is not to smoke it first to enjoy the treatment of the next big man, then it is called hell.

And looking at the ghost look of Hojo Kikujiro, you know that this guy must have smoked, this ten catties of Fushou paste in his hand, he will definitely suck some of it, but he will honestly take the rest of the gold back and exchange it with himself for another ten catties.

Even twenty pounds.

Hojo Kikujiro nodded and said: "What Li Gongzi said is right, the famous name of the Daming factory guard, even Hojo has heard of it in Japan, no wonder Li Gongzi is so relieved that he dares to entrust this ten catties of Fushou paste to Hojo first." ”

Hojo Kikujiro then smiled self-deprecatingly: "The world is so big, I'm afraid that I can only be safe if I hide in the shogunate or His Majesty's palace for the rest of my life?" ”

Li Yan smiled and nodded, but he didn't think so.

The shogunate and the Japanese palace? The kind of limited broken place that is stronger than a sieve dares to say that it guarantees safety?

What do you think of the original imperial city of Ming Nanjing? What do the imperial cities of Luoyang and Chang'an think? What do you think of the Forbidden City, which is now in Beijing?

But anyway, today's matter is over, at least the matter of the samurai being exposed by Ling Chi has been revealed, and hundreds of catties of Fushou paste have also found a market, and everything looks so perfect.

After letting go of the burden in his heart, Li Yan ordered someone to arrange some wine and food and drink with Hojo Kikujiro.

After sending off Hojo Kikujiro, Li Yancai went to Shi Fenglai's house again, and saw Shi Fenglai who had been waiting for him for a long time in the study.

Looking at Li Yan's expression, Shi Fenglai smiled and said, "How is it?" Done? ”

Li Yan bowed and said, "Yes, it's done." It's just that those Japanese people are too petty, and they only need 200 catties for opening their mouths, and the students only add 100 catties all the way up, so they agreed. ”

Shi Fenglai nodded and said: "Yes, after all, Japan is an island country, the land is narrow and the people are not wise, compared with my Ming Dynasty ruling all nations, it naturally lacks the great power bearing of looking down on the world."

It's just that the people here should not be underestimated, and they will draw their swords against each other if they don't agree with each other, quite like the style of the strong man in my Central Plains, although it is very different, but it is also a problem. ”

Li Yan nodded, and then asked, "Then why did the teacher put on a tense posture some time ago?" If the Japanese slaves really dared to provoke a dispute, would they really start a fight? ”

Shi Fenglai pointed to the chair in front of the table and said with a smile: "Sit down and say, don't stand stupidly all the time." ”

After Li Yan sat down, Shi Fenglai smiled and said, "Do you think the Japanese slaves have that guts?" ”

Li Yan said: "But being bullied like this, can they endure it?" Students have always been curious, even if they are ordinary people in the Ming Dynasty, they can't bear it if they are afraid, right? ”

Shi Fenglai snorted, but asked again: "You also know what His Majesty the Emperor did in Daming, but do you see anyone resisting?"

It's good to endure it, but if you can't endure it, you have to endure it, otherwise you will die. Just like those people in the Donglin Party, between life and death, what do you think they do? Isn't it better to change course and sing praises again? ”

Speaking of this, even Shi Fenglai couldn't hold back the smile on his face: "But these people think of Your Majesty too simply, and they always think that if they are soft, they can be confused, but you can also see the result." ”

Li Yan's face couldn't help but twitch.

It is not so much that the people of the Donglin Party think of Emperor Chongzhen too simply, but that they underestimate the degree of Emperor Chongzhen's shamelessness.

Shi Fenglai continued: "The character of this Japanese slave is actually not much stronger than the Donglin Party, on the one hand, it is very easy to be arrogant, in the twenty-fourth year of Wanli, the Toyotomi Hideyoshi who provoked the Korean war is a typical example.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi's strength in the country at that time was not strong, if he slowly worked hard, he may not be able to create a career, but in order to divert the contradictions within the country, he pointed the finger at North Korea, intending to use North Korea as a base to attack the Ming Dynasty, which was inflated.

But on the other hand, these dwarfs are very prone to inferiority.

When I was a teacher, I heard Yang Hao say that those Japanese ashigaru, that is, foot soldiers, often fought to the death and did not retreat, but once they surrendered, they were more well-behaved than the dogs that the people of the Ming Dynasty had raised for many years.

Even, in order to curry favor with the imperial army that captured them, they turned around and killed other Japanese slaves, who were even more ruthless than my Ming army, even regardless of life and death.

It can be seen from this that these Japanese slaves are actually obedient to the beastly nature of the strong in their bones, and as for human nature, as His Majesty said, three points are not enough. ”

Li Yan nodded and asked, "What does the teacher mean is that because of the defeat on the Korean battlefield, these Japanese slaves don't have the courage to go against my Ming Dynasty?" ”

Shi Fenglai nodded, stroked his beard and said, "Yes, whether it is the war caused by the battle for tribute, or the defeat on the Korean battlefield, these Japanese slaves must be frightened in their hearts."

Now my Ming Dynasty's new army and Beijing camp have built more than ten Beijing temples on the grassland, and their reputation has long spread to the Wa Kingdom, plus Zheng Zhilong's sailors have fought with the Wa State sailors, so they don't have the courage to cause trouble again.

Even if they are not convinced in their hearts and want to make a comeback all the time, now, hehe.

The fact that the Tokugawa shogunate, as the de facto ruler of the Wa Kingdom, has been able to endure until now is enough to illustrate the problem. ”

Li Yan arched his hand towards Shi Fenglai again, and after thanking Shi Fenglai for his guidance, he asked again, "The student has another question." ”

Shi Fenglai said with a smile: "Just ask." ”

Li Yan said: "Teacher, the previous father-in-law has been friendly with Tokugawa Hidetada, the actual controller of the Tokugawa Shogunate, and the Fushou paste has also been handed over to Tokugawa Hidetada to sell in the Wa Kingdom, and now there is another Hojo Kikujiro?" ”

Shi Fenglai smiled dumbly and said, "It's no wonder you're here." The lord of Japan, who they call the emperor, is known as the Emperor of Japan, but in fact he is an emperor-like existence, and he can't make his own decisions about everything, and it is the shogunate that really controls Japan, you know this. ”

Seeing that Li Yan nodded to indicate that he knew, Shi Fenglai continued: "But who is willing to be a nominal emperor?" If so, why did Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty come up with the edict back then? The same is true of this Japanese slave king.

By the time of the 25th year of the Yuan Dynasty, the so-called 96th Emperor of the Wanu, Emperor Go-Daigo, had carried out three movements to bring down the curtain.

After the first two defeats, he succeeded in the third fall, and for a time succeeded in regaining the actual control of the Japanese state.

It's just that this person did the opposite, treated the nobles, monks, and concubines favorably, suppressed the samurai, provoked the Ashikaga clan to be ambitious, set up another emperor, raised troops to seize Kyoto, and restored the rule of the shogunate.

Emperor Go-Daigo, with the assistance of Yoshisada Nitta and others, fled south to Yoshino with the so-called three artifacts, and the entire Wa Kingdom entered the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. During this period, the attack and defense continued, and even the Nanmu Party of the Southern Dynasty once attacked Kyoto and captured the emperor of the Northern Dynasty.

If you think about it, the original Emperor Go-Daigo had the courage to carry out the action of bringing down the curtain, and the current Emperor Go-Mizuo would not want to?

Not to mention that his title of emperor can't be kept, and now he can only be called the king of heaven, so he doesn't hate the shogunate who is fueling the troubles here? ”

Li Yan's heart was excited, and he spoke: "The teacher is saying that this Hojo Kikujiro is the person who is the king of the Japanese kingdom?" ”

Shi Fenglai stroked his beard and smiled: "Not bad." This person was born in the Odawara Hojo clan, which has dominated the Kanto region for nearly a hundred years, and the Hojo clan and the brothers surrendered Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, in Odawara Castle, and was coerced by Toyotomi to apologize for their seppuku together.

The Hojo clan, as Tokugawa Ieyasu's son-in-law, was opened to the net. Kikujiro Hojo is exactly the queen of the Hojo clan.

With such hatred on his body, how could Hojo Kikujiro really be in the Tokugawa shogunate, so after the Wa Kingdom Heavenly King sent someone to secretly contact, he had already fallen to the side of the Heavenly King.

Wouldn't it be much easier for us in this way? ”