Time flies like lightning, and in the blink of an eye, it's August again. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Gang sat on the top of the restaurant, slowly and methodically drank the wine in the cup into his stomach, through the glass window of the restaurant, he saw that the sunset was falling in the distance, and the pagoda of Daxiangguo Temple was solemn and solemn in the sun.

It's the end of the year again.

Opposite Li Gang, sitting is Chen Dong, a figure who caused trouble in Beijing last year, and after a year of delay, he is finally going to leave Beijing and go home.

is different from last year's high-spirited time, Chen Dong at this time looked depressed and somewhat decadent.

"Shaoyang regrets it?" Seeing his expression, Li Gang asked slowly.

"What do I have to regret, just for the country and the people. Ah, I forgot to congratulate Brother Bo Ji, Brother Bo Ji has been promoted to the living house, the Son of Heaven is close to the minister, he is always with him, Brother Bo Ji is worthy of being favored by Cai Xianggong and the Marquis of the East China Sea......"

Chen Dong's words were somewhat sarcastic.

The rest of the people present looked at each other, everyone knew that Chen Dong was in a bad mood, but they didn't expect that he would not give Li Gang face like this.

"Brother Shaoyang doesn't regret it, but I regret it a little...... Today's send-off, in fact, it was not my intention, I was quite faceless to see Brother Shaoyang, but someone else entrusted me to be the host this time, and I had to do it. Li Gang said slowly.

"Who?"

"I'm under the cracks."

There was a sound from behind the screen, and then a figure spun out. Everyone followed the prestige, but what they saw was a young man, younger than Li Gang and Chen Dongdu, even if he was placed in Taixue, I am afraid that he would be regarded as a young scholar.

But everyone looked stunned, and then got up one after another, even Chen Dong, although reluctant, couldn't help but stand up with everyone at this time.

The aura of the person who came was so big!

"Li Boji invited me to see Chen Shaoyang off, last year's incident, it was really hard for Chen Shaoyang, this year, Chen Shaoyang has been wronged, and I didn't speak out, not that I forgot Chen Shaoyang's merits, but to avoid suspicion."

The visitor said with a smile, and then everyone was shocked: "Why did he come here!" ”

It's Zhou Quan!

What happened last year made everyone know that the imperial court, mainly the faction of the Son of Heaven, was already jealous of Zhou Quan, and Zhou Quan even took his mother out of Beijing last year, in order to avoid hostages falling into the hands of the imperial court.

changed Liu Bang, for the supreme throne, maybe you can do without Lao Tzu and Lao Niang, but Zhou Quan can't do this, so everyone has to admit that Zhou Quan is much more filial than Liu Bang in addition to doubts.

"Hou of the East China Sea...... Why are you here, and you still come to see me off! ”

Chen Dong came back to his senses at this time, he arched his hand with Zhou Quan, and then asked.

Zhou Quan motioned for everyone to sit down, and sat up himself.

After the restaurant on the first department store of the Donghai Chamber of Commerce began to implement the round table, now these large and small restaurants, in order to facilitate the drinkers to drink and drink, have also made a large round table, and more intelligent, leaving a dark track on the round table, so that the round table can be rotated, and what they are sitting on now is such a round table. There were twelve people sitting in the seat, plus thirteen Zhou Quan, just in a circle.

After everyone sat down, Zhou Quan smiled slightly: "You are all celebrities in the capital, because of the well-known reasons, I am not good at appearing in public, so it is too late, let's punish myself first." ”

When he had finished speaking, he raised his glass and drank a glass of wine.

When these people saw this scene, they were all a little surprised, and some people thought maliciously that if they knew this, they should have poisoned that glass of wine, and maybe they could get a reward from the Great Song official family.

"Mr. Chen said that although he left Beijing temporarily, he would eventually come back." Zhou Quan said: "And outside the capital, the vast world, can be done, if I didn't leave Beijing, for a district position as an official in the city, stay in Beijing and toss, where can I have today?" ”

Everyone laughed, a little restrained.

At the same time, they were also secretly surprised that Zhou Quan's return to Beijing was such a secret thing, why did he show up in front of people who were not familiar with them.

Chen Dong himself has been silent, except for saying a word to Zhou Quan at the beginning, he has not said anything since then, that is, Zhou Quan took the initiative to talk to him, and he just dealt with it with two or three words. Of course, Zhou Quan will not really hold him and coax him, there is no problem with this kind of old literati pointing out the passionate words, but they can't do much practical things, even Dong Changqing and Bai Xianxian, who have been trained under him for several years, can only be independent.

"I heard that on the Japanese side, the big thing has been decided? Donghaihou has been in business for many years, and this time the Xiaguan Covenant, is Donghaihou himself satisfied? Seeing that the atmosphere was a little cold, someone asked.

The latest issue of the Great Song Dynasty newspaper the day before yesterday said with a red headline that under the strong intervention of the Great Song Dynasty, Japan's war had completely subsided, and the countries reached a peace treaty called the "Shimonoseki Covenant", in which the countries agreed to stop the war in Japan and not continue to attack, and at the same time Japan recognized that each country actually controlled the territory.

For Japan, of course, this is a shameful and unequal treaty, and in the eyes of the Great Song Dynasty, this Xiaguan Treaty, Goryeo, Liao, and the newly established Jin State have all made a lot of money from Japan, but in addition to a "most-favored-nation treatment" and a "open door and equal opportunity", the Great Song Dynasty has also fished out some small islands in the corners, plus the power to set up six concessions in Japan.

All of you here are traditional literati who don't understand the meaning of MFN status and open doors.

"I'm naturally very satisfied with this covenant as the first step." Zhou Quan said with a smile.

Everyone was silent, and then one said: "Bai Ruizhi is not as good as Dong Rubai!" ”

Zhou Quan did not think so, and he explained a little: "The most favored nation treatment, since then, our Great Song Dynasty merchants to Japan, no longer worry about more taxes, the door is open and opportunities are equal, and in the entire Japanese archipelago, whether it is still controlled by the Japanese, or in the hands of Goryeo, Liao, and Jin, we can enjoy the same rights as our countrymen -- if we can obtain these two benefits for the time being, the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce will be able to obtain the greatest benefits." ”

In addition, because the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce completely controlled the East China Sea route, and the shipping lanes into Japan were also under the artillery of warships, therefore, just for the transportation costs, the East China Sea Chamber of Commerce was full of oil, so that the three kingdoms of Goryeo, Liao and Jin, who were really infamous and faced the Japanese resistance, were envious, jealous and hateful, and had been lamenting that they had only earned a few hard-earned money by shedding blood and dying, but the bulk fell into the hands of Zhou Quan.

"What interesting things about this covenant, can Donghai Hou tell us?" And humane.

Naturally, there is, the Liao State has divided a large piece of territory from Japan, but it is still arguing with the envoys of the two Japanese factions on some minor issues, when the two sides are fighting to the extreme, the envoy sent by Ping Zhongsheng even said angrily: "These two territories are already the meat in the mouth of your country, one day sooner and one day later, what is the difference, why should your country be so eager?" ”

Yelu Dashi said something that made Zhou Quan first startled and then laughed: "In my throat, I tasted in my mouth, but I was hungry in my stomach." ”

Another example is the Koreans, in addition to arguing with Japan over interests, they also quarreled over who came first and who came after the two sides when the Great Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty paid tribute. In the end, Goryeo regarded itself as a victorious country, and he had to suppress Japan, and Yuan Weiyi, who controlled Emperor Toba of Japan, did not agree, anyway, it was impossible for the Goryeo people to cross the territory of Taira Chungsheng to fight him, and of course Yuan Weiyi sang a high profile there.

After the battle, the two sides decided to send a brave warrior to determine who was more qualified. As a result, as soon as the people sent by Goryeo came out without saying a word, they chopped off their fingers, smeared their faces with blood, and provoked the warriors sent by Japan.

In the end, of course, the military doctor who accompanied the army was given two subjects to practice surgery, one was disabled and the other died, but the Koreans were so frustrated that they could only admit that Japan was more ruthless than them, and they were in front of him at the time of tribute.

The only thing that is out of place is the Jin State, the Wushu is arrogant, and he wants to swallow the entire Kyushu Island alone, so he attracted everyone's opposition, and the white pioneer was too lazy to talk nonsense with it, and directly washed the Ogura with artillery again, and the Wushu was honest and accepted the proposal of the Song State, controlled the northern part of Kyushu Island, and ceded the southern part to the Koreans.

Of course, wherever they controlled, the Song State had the same status and power as their own people, and if they did not obey, the cannon would speak.

This is a public agreement, in a private secret agreement, in order to thank the Great Song Dynasty for coming forward to "defend" Japan, so that Japan did not fall, the Taira and Genji clans gave the Tokai Chamber of Commerce a thank you gift equivalent to 6 million yuan according to the number of people under their control. When they had no cash, they filled it with gold sand, copper mines, grain, and women.

Naturally, Japan also made a request to the Great Song Dynasty.

"That's the purpose of my entry into Beijing this time." Zhou Quan said this, smiled and said: "You are all reading seeds, the Japanese want to learn from my Great Song Dynasty, and they want to send Song envoys, I suggest to them that instead of sending Song envoys, it is better for me to send teachers to them." ”

Everyone was stunned for a moment, Zhou Quan's suggestion was really a bit strange.

From the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, China was the center of civilization in East Asia, and it was not uncommon for countries to send envoys, students, and monks to study in China, but it was rare to hear of sending people to Japan except for Jianzhen and other monks.

"I heard that Luo Xueer Cheng is very virtuous, I wonder if the two old gentlemen are still alive?" Zhou Quan asked again: "Do you have any suitable characters to recommend to me?" ”

This is his purpose today, to push the second course of science to Japan!

Although Ercheng is indeed a university scholar, and there are merits in their theories, Zhou Quan feels that these things of theirs can be transferred to Japan as a cultural export, and they may be able to bear fruit and produce some great achievements.

As for Zhonghua's side, it is enough to find a way to push Zhang Zai's qi science one step further.

When everyone heard this, they all looked at each other, they had never heard that Zhou Quan revered Confucianism, on the contrary, when everyone talked about him, they said that he liked the art of Guan Zhong, why did he want to invite a famous Confucian teacher to go to Japan to give lectures? (To be continued.) )