This Huaiyuan post is also the same as other post houses that specialize in receiving envoys from various countries, the decoration is magnificent, the first floor is a restaurant, and the second and third floors are residences. It has all the facilities inside. Even each room is a suite inside and outside, unlike the Didian where Lu Shenyan once lived, just one room and two beds.

Xiao Lu took a brief look and figured out the residence of this slave monk, the shopkeeper of Huaiyuanyi saw Lu Shenyan coming, remembering that he was the housekeeper of the Meyer Mansion next to the king, and saw the silver taels that Lu Shenyan secretly brought over, and with a smile on his face, he took the silver taels into his arms.

This prince of Meyer Mansion, who else in Bianjing City doesn't recognize it? The officials recognized that the court next to the king was very appreciated by Renzong; In business, Wang Bei learned from Zhang Yi, not to mention that the firm had to give face, and his first business was to make "fragrant cakes" and became a royal exclusive offering;

The restaurant recognizes that the romantic and suave Beijing is generous, and often gathers to entertain guests, Wang is one of them, and the other few are, Fan Zhongyan's son Fan Chun, Zhao Zhongzhen, Wang Yan, Wang Yuanze, and others; Among the literati and scholars, they recognized Wang Fang, Zhang Zaina was a university question, Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi also set up schools one after another, Li Gefei and others; Even among the common people, how many of them are not scrambling to see the young man who beats the horse and the royal street?

The housekeeper of Meyer Mansion personally came to charter a room on the second floor, and said which one he wanted, not to mention that there were no guests in that room for the time being, even if there were guests to find a change room for the guests.

The shopkeeper of Huaiyuanyi also heard that this young master next to the king always has new tricks, and he may come up with a new joke at any time, such as this arrangement for the housekeeper to pretend to be the second child of the shop. This Steward Lu is helpless, Gongzi arranged it like this, I can't help it, I don't know what new ways he plays.

The shopkeeper should get off him, and also instructed the other juniors, don't disturb the row of three rooms upstairs, and naturally the prince will take care of anything. Someone ordered someone to take Lu Shenyan's clothes from the shopkeeper. Not to mention Xiao Lu's change of clothes, and then his easy-going waist, the cat's back, plus his smiling eyes, he really has such a good look.

It didn't take much effort for Xiao Lu to have a hot relationship with his "colleagues". In fact, it's not difficult, it's a bit casual in his eyes, and then give the little brother a few little thirty or fifty yuan for wine. The shopkeeper sighed, no wonder this prince is so smooth in business, where did he get such a powerful assistant.

Xiao Lu's money is not spent in vain, there is not much time left, and he must grasp the information as soon as possible, such as what time the envoy of the Japanese slave country usually eats, when he is in the room, who he usually sees, when he goes out, what time he gets up and what time he rests. Lu Shenyan understood. Estimating that the time was almost up, he came to the door of the guest room with a wooden basin of water.

Hearing that he was talking about coming in, he pushed the door sideways, and said with a smile on his face: "Master Kongxiu, the footwashing water you asked for was brought to you." ”

In the room sat a man dressed as a monk, sitting precariously at a table under the window, with wax on the table and a scroll on it. It looks like he was chanting just now.

The monk opened his eyes, because he felt that Xiao Lu was unfamiliar, he looked at Lu Shenyan, Lu Shenyan ignored his gaze, put the basin on the edge of his seat, and said, "You wash first, and I'll serve it later." With that, he turned and walked out the door. Hurry up to the door and listen to the monk say, "This shopkeeper is very fresh. ”

It is no wonder that the monk is cautious, he is not afraid of ghosts calling the door if he does not do bad things, he is doing bad things; The dead merchant of the Japanese slave kingdom was brought to the Song Dynasty by him, and it was the man who put the dropped-off Nine Dragon Cup here for him. And the merchant was assassinated, and the money for the sale of the money was gone.

A small amount of income is a small matter, but although he said that he was an ambassador when he found out that he was reselling, he was afraid that he would inevitably be implicated and cut off his financial route. What's more, he himself didn't know what the man's death was related to, so he couldn't help but be worried.

Xiao Lu was really a little nervous, if he was seen by the dead slave monk, it would be troublesome, and he just glanced at this monk twice, in his thirties, medium stature and short, with a round face and indeed triangular eyes, and a hooked nose. I remembered the word "倭" for Japanese slaves. It is precisely the word that stands for ugly, ugly, and short, and it is indeed a classic word.

However, there was some suspicion in the triangular eyes of this ugly monk, greed and ferocity did make Xiao Lu feel a little frightened, but fortunately, Xiao Lu saw more people. And he was not afraid of this monk, in line with the principle of not messing things up, he immediately stopped, turned to look at the monk Kongxiu with a smile, and replied that Kongxiu was still fluent in Chinese.

"You don't know me, I know you, everyone in this shop knows your name. I'm from the dining room downstairs, and if you're not there, you'll naturally look at me. The little brother upstairs is sick today, and I'll take his place. ”

Kong Xiu saw that Lu Shenyan said the same, he is a monk who naturally avoids wine and meat, and if he doesn't go, he won't smell the smell of meat, and he is asked to send vegetarian food to the room every day, so he nodded.

Seeing this, Lu Shenyan smiled and arched himself out of the room, closed the door lightly with his backhand, and went downstairs with seemingly relaxed steps, when he heard a slight squeak of the door opening behind him, and then closed with a click, he breathed a sigh of relief.

After Lu Shenyan turned around, he really walked to the door, opened a gap in the door, and saw that there was no one around and Xiao Lu's back downstairs, and there was nothing suspicious, so he was relieved. Kong Xiu walked to the cabinet, opened the cabinet door, one of the several packages wrapped in a wooden box, opened the wooden box and put a few empty names in the degree, there were silver tickets and some silver taels.

I counted the points and confirmed that it was correct. Cover this box. Under this wooden box is a sandalwood wooden box, open the wooden box with cotton, exquisite silk lining, the crystal clear Nine Dragon Cup placed safely, the empty monk looked at the cup, as if seeing a jade naked face in front of the beauty, the greed in the eyes that could not be concealed, and the heart of the irrepressible possession of **.

He stroked the smooth body of the Kowloon Cup with his hand, experienced the concave and convex carving process, and closed his eyes with an expression of enjoyment. This treasure passed the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and it was his to bring it back to the Japanese slave country safely. Thinking of this, a lewd smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Early in the morning, Bao Zheng came to the vertical arch hall, Renzong was pacing in the hall, Bao Zheng stepped forward to give a salute, and Renzong ordered to sit without courtesy. However, this Renzong himself did not sit, and Bao Zheng couldn't sit there and watch Emperor Renzong wander around.

The room was very quiet, neither of them spoke, Renzong's face was very heavy, and the disrespect of the Nine Dragons Cup and the Japanese slave messenger made him very angry. Bao Zheng rarely saw Renzong so angry, usually in the court, the language of admonition conflicted, and Renzong was all harmonious.

Even if it is an impeachment between officials, most Renzong is more like a peacemaker. There were rumors among the people that Kou Zhun admonished and pulled the sleeves of Renzong's robe to prevent Renzong from retreating from the court. It is also said that Master Bao admonished, and the spit stars flew on Renzong's face, and Renzong was not brainy. Although the matter is not so serious, it is just a rumor, but Renzong is indeed very easy to talk to.

And today even Bao Zheng is a little stunned, this Kaifeng Mansion has done a lot of large and small cases, Bao Zheng beheaded the emperor's relatives and relatives, and killed the traitors without mercy, but this palace lost the royal things, and in the face of the Japanese slave envoy, it is not like an ordinary case, it is a contradiction among the people, and this case is not handled well is related to the face of the country.

So in the face of Renzong's silence, Bao Zheng was also apprehensive in his heart, although he knew that Renzong had not blamed him for not solving the case, but the more Renzong did not blame, the more uneasy Bao Zheng was. It doesn't matter if the official position is awkward, it's awkward, and Kaifeng Mansion has no face.

Renzong's worries are even more worried, the first major thing is to establish the prince, the prince does not set up ministers every day, this is more troublesome to prepare to establish the prince, every time he talks to Zhao Zongshi, he will say: Father, I am mourning for my biological father. Let's push it for now.

I have all seen those who are desperately on the throne to grab the throne of the prince, but I have never seen anyone who is so desperate to slip back to the throne of the prince. How did Emperor Renzong know Zhao Zongshi's thoughts, after all, he was not his own child. There are many peeps in the DPRK and China, and if they take the throne too early, they will inevitably arouse jealousy, and the prestige of the DPRK and China will not be able to convince the public.

At present, how to deal with the affairs of the Japanese slave country is even more delicate, if it is handled well, the crown prince will succeed to the throne smoothly in the future; If it is not handled well, so that other neighboring countries can see the weakness of the Song Dynasty, it will definitely be controlled everywhere in the future. This is precisely what the so-called weak countries have no diplomacy in.

To be strong, of course Renzong must be strong, but there is Liao in the north and Western Xia in the west; Especially Xixia has always been dishonest, and from time to time he has to repair it, and the elite soldiers and generals are all over there; There is Tufan Dali in the south, but fortunately, he has just appeased Nong Jifeng and continues to guard the south against Jiaozhi harassment. Otherwise, it will be beyond the reach of the whip.

If the Chinese courtiers close the gates of the imperial city, they will be talented in poetry and music; praise and deprecation, do your best; But when it comes to fighting and conquest, there are indeed few good generals, and Renzong must be strong but not on paper.

Renzong looked at Bao Zheng's rare honesty today, and knew that the investigation might not be so smooth. If you don't open your mouth, this sunspot will definitely not speak, so Renzong returned to the throne dragon bed, sat down and instructed the eunuch to wait for tea, and the tea official served the freshly brewed tea, turned around and retreated: "Xiren (Bao Zhengzi Xiren), sit down." ”

Seeing that Renzong said this, Master Bao sat down and said, "The Holy Lord's summoning of Weichen is for the Nine Dragons Cup. ”

Ren Zong's anger did not come out, and he said that this Bao Zheng asked knowingly, but when he saw that Bao Zheng took the initiative to ask at this time, he asked: "Can you find out some clues?" ”

Bao Zheng replied: "There are clues, and I found out that the slave merchant and the monk of the slave are suspected of reselling." I think I've already sent someone to track down the man who bought it. ”

Renzong twisted his eyebrows when he heard this: "The bold Japanese slave still does this, but I don't know that the folk monks still have this degree of reselling?" ”

"Qiqi Shengshang, Weichen once heard that there were occasional incidents among the people, but this reselling was discovered by the king of Yizi. That's why there are traces again. ”

Renzong let out a snort and laughed from his nose: It's Wang next again, this kid is simply everywhere. "There's only one day left, has Xiren figured out how the imperial court will deal with that Japanese slave messenger tomorrow?"

"The minister has a reluctant request"

"I know that you are going to call the king to come again, but the king is young, and I can rest assured that I can try an archery, after all, it is entertainment. However, in the face of the Japanese slaves and the envoys of the kingdoms, I was worried that he would not be able to cope with it and would make a mistake. ”

"I talked to Wang Fang yesterday, he is eager to try, and the emperor Shengming is also worried, but that kid is weird, can you let him listen to the court first, if he has the confidence to let him come out."

Renzong thought about it, for the time being, people who could speak in the court, such as Bao Zheng, Ouyang Xiu and others, should not be underestimated in terms of talent and learning, how could the dignified Song Dynasty let the Japanese slaves peep.

So he said: "Okay, let him see the world, listen to what the Japanese slave monk said, even if it collapses, it's a big deal." ”