Jiang De pressed the messy thoughts and asked, "I don't know what the Lord of the Japanese Kingdom sent you for?" ”

Yuan Weiyi raised his head and said, "My Majesty heard that there has been a change in Goryeo, fortunately there is a sage living on the top, not only did not have military disasters and man-made disasters, but the country and the people were safe, so he yearned, so he sent his ministers to the court, this is my country's gift list." ”

Xu Guanzhong took it and sent it, Jiang De opened it and looked at it, and saw that they were all some Japanese specialties, including Japanese knives, folding fans, etc.

It doesn't look worth much, Jiang De nodded slightly, he is not a stingy person, but he is not a big wrongdoer.

"The lord of the Japanese country is very polite, Mr. Xu, prepare some gifts, the value should not be bad. Let the source be the righteous messenger and send it back to the lord of the Japanese state. Jiang De waved his hand and said.

"Yes!"

The value should not be bad, that is, it should not be high or low, don't be stingy, and don't lose money.

"Thank you, Marquis Pingyin!" Yuan Weiyi bowed again, and said, "I also heard that the Marquis of Pingyin opened a border market on Jeju Island, which made many businessmen in my country go to trade illegally, and I hope that the Marquis of Pingyin can manage one or two." ”

"Humph!" Jiang De snorted, "Jeju Island is a free trade zone, as long as you are not a person who violates the law and discipline, you can trade there, do you want me to violate the rules I set?" ”

"But those merchants are violating our country's trade ban."

"I'm talking about violating the laws I have set, and I don't care if it's against other countries, and I don't want to care." Jiang De smiled and said, "And since you don't want those merchants to go, you can come by yourself, as long as you pay more and give goods at a lower price, those merchants will naturally buy your goods and sell you goods, right?" ”

Yuan Weiyi said, "Those businessmen are all illegal people, you and I have a cloth and water, and please ask Pingyin Hou to think about the friendship between the two families, think twice!" ”

Jiang De snorted, "A strip of water? Yuan Weiyi, you said that you want me to change the rules of the Jeju Island Free Trade Zone with one tongue, is it too simple? ”

Yuan Weiyi got up and said, "I have heard that there are many fierce generals under the Marquis of Pingyin, I am willing to challenge them, if I win, please agree to my suggestion, if I lose, I will return to Japan with gifts." ”

"Oh?" Jiang De patted his thigh and smiled, "In this way, you really don't suffer a loss." Such a good business, but it is done. ”

Yuan Weiyi lowered his head to express embarrassment, but he didn't speak, Jiang De nodded and said, "Okay, just let me wait to see how powerful the warriors of the Japanese Kingdom are, do you want to fight on horseback or on foot?" ”

Yuan Weiyi thought about it, most of the war horses in the Wa Kingdom were short, and they couldn't be compared with the war horses on the grassland at all. If you want to fight on horseback, I am afraid that I will suffer, so I said, "I hope I can fight on foot." ”

"Where is Wu Song?" Jiang De shouted.

His Royal Highness, a tiger general, stood up, Yuan Weiyi's height was not short, but Wu Song was taller, a head taller than Yuan Weiyi, he arched his hand and said, "Wu Song is here!" ”

"Let's play with our messenger."

Wu Song looked at Yuan Weiyi, stretched out his hand and said, "Please!" ”

Yuan Weiyi bowed his head and bowed, and then walked out with Wu Song.

Jiang De didn't look at it, just took a sip of tea, and then said, "Come on, the tea is a little cold, change it for me." ”

The maid next to him brought new tea to Jiang De to change, Jiang De picked it up again and blew it, before he could drink it, he heard footsteps, looked up, Yuan Weiyi and Wu Song walked up together.

It's just that at this time, the source is righteous, his clothes are all gray, and his face is also blue and purple.

"I said Wu Song, didn't you let you start lightly, how can you do it?"

Wu Song arched his hand and said, "Back to the lord, the last general wanted to stop at the point, but he didn't expect that this hero's sword skills were first-class, and he couldn't win at all without killing moves." ”

Yuan Weiyi grinned in pain, and said with great honor, "Lord Wu Song's leg technique is really magical, which opened my eyes. ”

Jiang De shook his head with a smile, drank the tea and said, "Wu Song is one of the best heroes in my army, you are not wronged if you lose, since you lost, according to the previous agreement, the Jeju Island Free Trade Zone will open its doors to do business as usual, if you want to come, I am also welcome, but if you want to make trouble, hum!" ”

At this time, Xu Guanzhong took the gift list and handed it to Yuan Weiyi and said, "This is the gift list that our army sent back to the lord of your country, and then we will have an envoy and you go with you to meet the lord of your country." ”

Yuan Weiyi opened it and saw that there were not only copper coins, but also war horses, and immediately said happily, "Thank you Pingyin Hou!" ”

Jiang De snorted, and then said, "The envoy can stay in my capital for a few more days, and after I arrange the envoy for the return visit, you can return to China together, and when you just went to compete with Wu Song, I also thought about it, this business, or you are good, I am good, everyone is the best, I want my envoy to bring some goods to trade with your country, if your lord is willing, the matter of Jeju Island is not impossible to discuss." ”

Yuan Weiyi thought about it, if you want to come, I can't stop it, so I can only retreat.

Waiting for Yuan Weiyi to retreat, Jiang De left Xu Guanzhong, Wu Yong and others, and after letting people close the door, he said, "Everyone, what do you think of the Wa Kingdom?" ”

Xu Guanzhong looked at Li Ziqian and said, "Among all the people, Lord Li should know the most about the Wa Kingdom, why don't you talk about the situation of the Wa State first?" ”

Li Ziqian bowed to Jiang De first, and then said, "The situation of the Wa Kingdom is simple, and it can be summed up in one sentence, that is, there are two days in the sky, and there are two lords in the ministers. ”

"What do you mean?" Jiang De asked.

Li Ziqian said, "The royal family of the Wa Kingdom has never changed since the founding of the Wa Kingdom, but its royal power has gradually faded with the passage of time.

More than 100 years ago, there was a minister in the Wa Kingdom, named Fujiwara Michicho, who leaned towards the government and the opposition, and most of the harem of the Wa State lord were the women of the Fujiwara family, and the Fujiwara family also became the regent family of the Wa Kingdom.

Oh, this regent is the regent and the sekibai, which is probably the meaning of the prime minister, and the power of the lord of the Wa kingdom has been greatly reduced, but the interesting thing is that even if the Fujiwara family is powerful, it will not rebel and usurp the throne.

As the saying goes, feng shui takes turns, and more than 30 years ago, there was a lord of the White River in the Wa Kingdom, and he vigorously used the samurai as his own force group, and gradually took back the power of the royal family.

These samurai were known as the Northern Samurai, and the most prominent of them were the two families of Taira and Gen.

Although the Fujiwara family was somewhat weakened, it was not completely decayed, and there were still many nobles and ministers from all over the world who relied on the Fujiwara family.

Interestingly, the current lord of the Wa Kingdom is named Toba, the grandson of Shirakawa, Shirakawa abdicated many years ago, but the abdication did not give up power, that is to say, the current Wa State, there are two lords, and there is a Regent family, these three families do not fight each other, but check and balance each other, commander, do you say interesting or not? ”

Xu Guanzhong and the others felt incredible when they heard it, this country is so interesting, if such a thing were in another country, I am afraid that you would have been beaten to the death a long time ago.

In fact, Xu Guanzhong and others were right, if they continued to develop like this, in a few decades, the Pingyuan and other families would fight for power.

But no matter how these two families fought, the status of the Fujiwara family did not change, and in the following nearly a thousand years, there were only two times when the position of regent was not the Fujiwara family or Fujiwara's descendants, and those two regents were Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Toyotomi Hideji. Even after the Meiji Restoration, both Saionji Konobo and Konoe Bunma were actually descendants of the Fujiwara family, and the prominence of the Fujiwara family can be seen.

Jiang De understands this political model very well, in fact, this is the Japanese version of the cabinet system.

"Since the current lord of the Wa Kingdom trusts these northern warriors, then I'm afraid there are also fights between these warriors, and there should be a lot of friction between the two families of Ping and Yuan, right?" Jiang De asked.

Li Ziqian nodded and said, "But this is the case, this two families of Ping and Yuan have a lot of grievances, in the past, the source of the Qinghe Gen clan rebelled in Izumo, and Ping Zhengsheng sent troops to quell the chaos, so he was appreciated by Baihe, and this source is the second son of the Yuan Yi family, that is, the father of the source of righteousness." ”

Jiang De heard such a grievance, and couldn't help but understand the Pingyuan dispute behind, as the saying goes, the hatred of killing the father, the hatred of taking the wife, and the hatred of not sharing the sky, such hatred will only have ghosts if they don't fight after these two families have military power.

"What is the population of the Wa Kingdom, and how many soldiers are there? What is its local composition? Jiang De asked again.

Li Ziqian replied, "The Japanese kingdom is divided into three islands, divided into four countries, Honshu and Kyushu, with a population of about seven or eight million and about two or three hundred thousand soldiers, but most of them are scattered in the hands of powerful people in various places. ”

Jiang De asked again, "Then what does Master Li think of the envoy of the Japanese State this time?" ”

Li Ziqian smiled and said, "Commander, in fact, the key is not what he wants to do, but what we want to do, although the country is located overseas, but the population is large, and rich in gold and silver, the nobles in the country only know how to have fun and chant Buddha, there are Jurchens in the north of our country, and if you want to develop, the country is an excellent place to go." ”

Jiang De closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then said, "I decided to go to the Wa Kingdom in person. ”

"My lord!"

"Commander-in-chief!"

The crowd hurriedly persuaded.

Jiang De shook his head and said, "The Japanese country is a thousand-year-old system, it has its own reason, and it is far overseas, we have no foundation in the Japanese country, if I don't go on a trip, it is difficult for me to make up my mind to implement the strategic deployment of the Japanese country." ”

Xu Guanzhong persuaded: "The lord is no longer as good as in the past, the ancients said, the gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall, and the lord is better to live in peace and open Beijing." ”

Jiang De smiled: "Does Mr. Xu want to turn me into a second Zhao Ji?" I've made up my mind, and besides, I've been in Goryeo for so long, and I want to move around.

What's more, this time I went to the Japanese country, and I was also ready to let the Japanese country cede some places to us as concessions, and you said that the Japanese country would cede the concessions, how could I not go? ”

"Then the country is just a small country, how can it be compared to the danger of the lord's security?" Xu Guanzhong asked puzzled.

Jiang De's eyes were a little erratic, and the reason for this was probably something that people in this era would never understand.

"You won't understand the reason for this.... All in all, I have to go to the Japanese country. Jiang De said categorically.

Xu Guanzhong saw that he could not be persuaded to move, so he said, "If the lord wants to go to the Wa Kingdom, he must bring Niu Gao, Cheng Min, Wu Song, and Zhang Shun, and other students must also go." ”

Jiang De said helplessly, "Since this is the case, it depends on you, by the way, when will my master arrive?" ”

"It's been a few days."

"Then I'll leave after my master catches the wind."

It turned out that after Jiang De won Goryeo, he asked people to send a letter to Zhou Tong, hoping that Zhou Tong could bring someone to Goryeo to have a look, firstly, to give Zhou Tong an explanation, and secondly, to let Yue Fei and others enter the regular army as soon as possible and contact with the Jurchen army so that they could fight in the future.

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"Is this your Goryeo?" Zhou Tong walked on the street, looked at passers-by, and asked Jiang De.

"Yes, Master, you see, there are more smiles on the faces of the people here?"

Zhou Tong touched his beard, nodded slightly, and said, "Wow, I see that there are still many people dressed as Han people, why are there so many Han people here?" ”

Jiang De said with a smile: "This time, many people here have begun to learn how to dress up as our Han people, and secondly, I have indeed gathered a lot of landless displaced people from Hebei, Shandong and other places to come here, and now I calculate, at least more than 100,000 people." ”

"More than 100,000 people? ... This is truly a supreme merit. Zhou Tong said with a smile, he knew very well that if there was no Jiang De, these homeless people would probably end up with a change of heart.

"Master, is there still peace in the country now?" Jiang De asked.

Zhou Tong said with a wry smile, "Where can I say that it is peaceful, since your Liangshan has quieted down, the anti-thief kings in various places have been rising, even that Song Jiang has constantly sent troops to attack and disturb the place, and the officials in various places only dare to report good news but not bad news, as long as there is a big hero, the military disaster will definitely rise again." ”

Jiang De thought of someone and asked, "Master, is there any news from that Fang La?" ”

"Fang La?" Zhou Tong touched his beard and said, "The old man has not asked about the rivers and lakes for a long time, but the news of this Fang La is constantly pouring into my ears, he is recruiting the world's heroes in Jiangnan, and he will cause trouble in the future." ”

Jiang De estimated it and said, "Calculate the time, it should indeed be soon, Master, I am going to go to the Japanese Kingdom in a few days, are you willing to go with me?" ”

Zhou Tong touched his beard and said, "The sword technique of the Wa Kingdom is indeed unique, but the teacher has already passed the age of competitiveness, you are now the hero of a land, it is better not to take risks or not to take risks."

But since you are going, I also understand that you must have your own thoughts, since the old man is here, I will help you watch this home. ”

Jiang De squinted his eyes and asked, "Master doesn't care about the name of the Liangshan thief now?" ”

Zhou Tong glared and said, "As long as you don't enter the Central Plains, I will only be proud of you, not to mention that now that the official family has also sealed you a throne, what else do I have to care about." ”

Jiang De glanced back at Yue Fei and the others who were following behind, I haven't seen them for a year, Yue Fei and the others have grown a lot, and Yue Fei, who is already fifteen years old, already has some fluff on his face, and he wants to have a beard in two years.

Thinking of this, Jiang De also touched his chin, time is so fast.

"Yue Fei, do you want to go with me to the Wa Kingdom to have a look?" Jiang De asked.

"Go, go!" Wang Gui was the first to shout, and Tang He and the two of them also coaxed and said yes, but Yue Fei said with some hesitation, "The eldest brother asked me to wait before, saying that he wanted me to wait until the front line to contact the Jurchen soldiers more, so that I could fight with them in the future. ”

"Hmm... It doesn't matter, soldiers, strategy is the best, especially between the two countries, politics is better than military, you and I can also learn a lot. Jiang De said.

"Then follow the dispatch of the eldest brother!"