In the lobby of the City Division, Lin Zhao did not make a decision, after all, the clues and evidence were not very sufficient.

The so-called guests were all guests, and then Lin Zhao set up a banquet to entertain these envoys who came from afar. The dishes are mainly oriental, highlighting the characteristics of the Great Song Dynasty, and of course, the national taboo of the big cannibals must be taken care of.

During the banquet, Lin Zhao deliberately approached the two sides, warmly entertained them, and treated them equally, but the feedback he received was very different.

The A/Rab people who have been on the left have been eating very happily, probably because of the suspicion caused by their inadvertent words just now, so they have been trying their best to behave and communicate well with Lin Zhao. It can be said that the guests are as easy as the hosts, and the guests and hosts are happy.

As for the other group of people, the reaction was very cold, just a few simple bites, and then no longer moved the chopsticks, forming a significant difference.

After the banquet, Lin Zhao looked at many A/Rab people, some of them frowned and had sad faces, and some of them were full of wine and food, and they were happy.

"Great Song official, do you have a judgment? We cannot tolerate these fake ......"

Halfway through the words of the person on the left, Lin Zhao interrupted unceremoniously and said, "The decision is naturally made, let's be honest, who are you, why do you pretend to be an envoy?" ”

The man was shocked, and immediately defended: "We are real, I think Your Excellency is mistaken, is it because they have documents?" That's all fake! ”

Lin Zhao said lightly: "That's right, documents can indeed be forged, but what about habits?" ”

"Habit?" The man chuckled in his heart, as if he understood something.

"Habits take a long time to form, and they are hard to change, and your habits have betrayed themselves!" Lin Zhao smiled lightly and understated.

"What do you mean? Do you have any proof to explain it? ”

Lin Zhao said: "Of course you can, first, the two Majesties of my country, Renzong and Yingzong, died, you know very well, obviously you know my Great Song very well." But according to the records of the city, there have been no A/Lab merchants to and from the Great Song Dynasty for at least three years, so how do you know that Emperor Yingzong of our country died more than two years ago? ”

"I ...... This ......"

Lin Zhao smiled: "It's them, the news is closed, they don't know at all, but it seems more real." ”

The "Tongue Man" translated the original words, and the group of Arabs on the right couldn't help but praise them again and again, and finally showed a smile that they had not seen for a long time.

"That's not all!" Lin Zhao continued: "I entertained you for dinner just now, and you ate very deliciously, but they couldn't swallow it, why? A/Rab and I are thousands of miles apart, the water and soil are different, and the taste of food is also different. Even if you have been to Da Song before, after all, it was a few years ago, and you suddenly changed your taste, and you accepted it so quickly, and you ate it with relish, which is simply a bit strange, right? And my tableware in the Great Song Dynasty is chopsticks, which is different from your country, and I see that Your Excellency uses it very easily! ”

"Yes, although the food of Da Song is very delicate and delicious, we are still a little unaccustomed to it, please forgive me!" The quick explanation of those on the right reinforces this point.

As for the one on the left, the one who was triumphant, will be speechless, red-faced, and speechless. If you want to explain, or hide something, you just have to say it.

Lin Zhao continued: "Needless to say, I guess you should have lived in the Great Song Dynasty for a few years, right?" I'm used to my big Song's food, clothing, housing and transportation, right? ”

"This ......"

"How long are you going to hide it? Honestly, why pretend to be an envoy? Lin Zhao's eyes widened angrily and he asked sharply.

Their identities had been penetrated, and a few of the Arabs who were pretending to be envoys knew that they could no longer pretend to be any longer, so they immediately told us: "We have lived in Canton for several years, and a few years ago our goods were pirated and suffered heavy losses, and we returned home without shame...... I had no choice but to come up with such an idea, pretending to be an envoy and defrauding your court of tribute!

It's just that I didn't expect that my country really sent an envoy to come, and he actually came to Hangzhou, which was really unlucky. But that's already the case, so we have to continue pretending. I didn't expect you to be observant, clever and good at reasoning, and debunk us, please forgive us! ”

A reasonably reasonable explanation, Lin Zhao smiled lightly: "You are really a money obsesser, you dare to pretend to be an envoy, do you think that no one in my Great Song Dynasty is easy to deceive?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, it's our audacity!" The man hurriedly said goodbye, and his attitude was very humble.

Lin Zhao snorted coldly: "It's good to know, I remember that you are from an overseas country, you are a foreigner, and you are confused for a while, so I won't pursue you first, so I can do it myself." ”

"Thank you, thank you!" A few hurriedly said goodbye and left, for fear that Lin Zhao would regret it again.

"Song Dynasty officials, we are very happy that you have exposed these impostors, but why don't you punish them and let them go? If it is inconvenient for your country, you can hand it over to us and take it back to your country......" As soon as a few liars went out, a real A/Rab envoy expressed puzzlement and protested.

Lin Zhao smiled: "Your Excellency, don't worry, there is an ancient saying in my country that you can catch a big fish with a long line!" ”

"Fishing?"

There is a huge cultural difference, how can the A/Rab people understand it for a while, and Lin Zhao does not explain, so he ordered a few small officials and servants of the city department to quietly go out to keep up.

What Lin Zhao was most curious about was the purpose of these A/Rab people? Let's not talk about whether they have the courage to pretend to be envoys, just saying that this time is a coincidence, it is simply a crime against the wind and bold. Lin Zhao guessed if there would be anything greasy in it, so he released a few people to find out.

Sure enough, putting the long line really works.

A few A/Labos went straight to the city of Hangzhou, and the destination was not elsewhere, it was the former Wu Yueqian Palace, and the current Yuhang County Palace.

The A/Rab people entered the door easily, and after some briefing, they met Zhao Zhongye, the prince of Dongyang County.

"What? Got back so soon, got things done? Zhao Zhongye hurriedly asked.

A/Rab said, "I'm sorry, Your Highness Prince, we failed! "They didn't understand the etiquette system of the Song Dynasty, they only knew that Zhao Zongyong was the prince, so they used to call his son a prince by his surname.

"Failed? How could it fail? What do I feed you for? When Zhao Zhongye heard this, he was immediately furious.

The A/Rab explained: "The official from your city is so powerful, we just have some small omissions in our speech habits, but we didn't expect to be held on to by him, and the result is ......."

"Ichibu?" Zhao Zhongye snorted coldly: "Lin Zhao! ”

After listening to the narration of the Arabs, they could not laugh or cry. worked hard to arrange a good show, I thought I wanted to use this to embarrass Lin Zhao and delay his attention, but I didn't expect it to work at all, and I was a goof from the beginning.

I thought that these A/Rab people knew about the Great Song Dynasty, and their pretense would be more realistic, and they didn't even get the forged documents and goods, and they acted in their true colors. I didn't expect these to become its flaws, the biggest failure, what a failure!

"You're really careless, you can't do this simple thing!" Zhao Zhongye was full of anger, so he had to rush at these A/Labersa.

"We have explained as you instructed, and there is no mention of the prince!" A few A/Rab people are even more aggrieved, the little prince is really weird, if you put it in normal times, make more preparations, and pretend to be an envoy will definitely be able to get by.

But why do you choose the time when the real envoy comes? Didn't he know that it was easier to penetrate? The thinking of the people of the Song Dynasty is really strange!

Fortunately, he was not punished, if that Song Dynasty official reported to the emperor, I am afraid that it will be a capital crime, and I am afraid to think about it!

Ah / The people were rejoicing, but Zhao Zhongshan suddenly remembered something and asked sharply, "Why did you leave so easily?" Lin Zhao...... The officials of the city department did not embarrass you? ”

"Nope!" The Naa/Rab laughed and said, "The young official of the city department is very kind, forgave us, and let us go without punishment." ”

"And then you came directly to the palace?"

"Yes!"

"Stupid!" Zhao Zhongye was furious, and Lin Zhao could directly punch the prince because of the conflict, which shows that he is a master who will repay him. It is a great sin for these A/Labs to pretend to be envoys, so how can he let them go so easily? With his ingenuity, then...... The A/Rabos did not understand and were even more strange in their hearts.

Zhao Zhongye sighed, and finally understood what it meant to lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot. I wanted to use this to delay Lin Zhao and distract him, but I didn't expect to show his feet and let him notice him. Of course, maybe it's because I'm too careful, but these things are allowed to be left to chance, and I have to guard against them.

Alas, Zhao Zhongye regretted that he was not at the beginning, the Fanbang barbarians were really useless, they really couldn't steal chickens and rice, and now they have to find a way to try their best to remedy it.

At this moment, someone came to report: the old prince returned home.

Zhao Zhongye hurriedly drove away a few A/Labos and went to greet his father, and Zhao Zongyong, the king of Yuhang County, who went to Tiantai Mountain to learn Buddhism and chant scriptures, finally returned.

After Lin Zhao appeased the real A/Rab envoys and arranged for them to pay tribute to Bianjing, he was rewarded by the small officials of the Shibo Division: the A/Rabo people who pretended to be envoys entered the palace of Yuhang County.

The king of Yuhang County, could it be Zhao Zhongshan? What did he want to make people pretend to be ministers? Scam money? Or do you want to embarrass yourself? Whatever the purpose, is the joke a little too big? Lin Zhao was thinking, this matter was not simple. The water in Hangzhou is very deep and mixed, and it seems that they can't easily avoid vulgarity!

After quickly dealing with the affairs of the Arabs/Rabs, Lin Zhao's attention once again turned to the murder of the smuggler in Fangjia Village, this time at the core target of Hangzhou.

I have received news that the new Hangzhou general judge Su Shi has already passed Suzhou and will arrive in Hangzhou soon. The edict of the visiting envoy of the two Zhejiang roads has also been sent to Hangzhou, and Shen Kuo is about to take office.

At this moment, there was also good news from Su An's side, which made Lin Zhao very excited.

(To be continued)