Chapter 432 Ms. Nina

Nina, about thirty-seven or eight years old, with long blond hair and a shawl, first gave me a standard Western aristocratic salute when she came in, and then said in sandwiched Chinese: "Nina has seen His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, long live the emperor, long live long live." ”

Of the foreigners brought by Jerry, Nina's language talent is undoubtedly the best. Coming to the sea of the Song Dynasty, Nina has been learning Song Dynasty dialect from Jerry, and after arriving in Lin'an, she can already use Chinese to speak some simple etiquette terms, although not yet proficient, but basically able to understand me.

"No courtesy. Lady Nina, you may be seated. I didn't translate this sentence through Jerry, but said it directly in English, but I don't know if there is any difference between the English of later generations and the English of more than 700 years ago, and I don't know if Nina can understand it.

The history of the English language is divided into three stages, from Old English to Chinese English and finally Modern English. Before 1150, the grammar of English was relatively similar to that of German, and the morphological changes were very complex, which belonged to the Old English period, which was very different from the modern English of later generations. By the middle of the thirteenth century, England had entered the period of Middle English, so there was very little difference between the English I had learned.

NINA WAS STUNNED FOR A WHILE BEFORE SHE SAID, "DOYOUSPEAKENGLISH?" (Do you know English?) )”

I LAUGHED AND SAID, "ALITTLE."

“OK，THATISGOOD！ (Yay)"

Jerry said: "Nina, I know you are an atheist, but you will slowly learn that the emperor is a god." ”

Nina nodded slightly: "I feel this way, I didn't expect the emperor to speak English." ”

"Let's get down to business." I knew that if I continued to talk more, I would be exposed, so I returned to Chinese, "Mrs. Nina, when you come to my dynasty, what do you want to do, is it to continue teaching at the university?" Or do you have something else in mind? ”

"Your Majesty, my husband and I are both atheists, so we do not tolerate our country, and my husband is being assassinated by the church because of this. A few months ago, I escaped from England and came to Venice. I happened to hear from a friend that Mr. Jerry was going to recruit a group of scholars to go to the East, so I followed Jerry to your country. This is why I asked the emperor yesterday for his views on religion, since the emperor agrees with the belief in freedom, then I can rest assured that I will continue to live in the Great Song Dynasty, as for work, but please ask the emperor to call the shots, as long as I can give full play to what I have learned, I can do it anywhere. ”

"Okay, since that's the case, then I'll let you join the Law Department of our dynasty and be an adjunct professor at Lin'an University, the Department of New Methods."

Nina rejoiced, "That's the best." ”

"Mrs. Nina, I will tell you about the Independent Commission Against Corruption. In order to reverse the situation of the Emperor and the Corruption Bureau, which was independent of the original judicial system and was directly under my leadership, I found that the corruption situation in the imperial court and government at all levels was so serious that the world was declining and the people were extremely resentful. When you get to the Law Department, you can have more contact with the officials of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, and you will be able to learn more about the laws of our dynasty and the Independent Commission Against Corruption. ”

I continued: "Although the laws of our dynasty have been improved a lot in previous dynasties, there are still many problems, and at present, our dynasty is promoting the presumption of innocence law and the lawyer's litigation system, so there is a great need for professionals who are proficient in the law. ”

"Your Majesty, I am willing to make my own contribution to the judicial cause of your country."

"Okay." I rejoiced.

"Your Majesty, may I ask you, what is the purpose of your country's laws?"

"Under the leadership of the imperial power, we should be as fair and just as possible."

Nina thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I still have one more question. ”

Of these outsiders, it was this lady who had the most problems. I smiled and said, "Please speak." ”

"Your Majesty, I have now fled the Kingdom of England and am a homeless person, I wonder if I can join the Great Song Dynasty household registration and become a member of the Great Song Dynasty?"

"Of course, as long as you abide by the laws of our dynasty, especially those who have a skill, I will welcome them, just like Mr. Jerry, after joining the nationality of our dynasty, regardless of nationality or gender, you can enjoy the treatment of citizens of our dynasty and get the protection of our dynasty."

"Great, thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor."

After talking to everyone, I asked Jerry to arrange everyone's food and lodging, and asked Jerry to take them for a good walk around Lin'an City, and then start working when the court officially started work on the 11th day of the first lunar month.

On the evening of the fifth day of the first lunar month, I hosted a banquet for Zhang Quanyi, Wen Zhang and others at the Shifeng Commercial Bank. At the beginning of this year, there were more Gongsun Xiaochen and Pu Shougeng, who did not go home, and Lin Ying, the new vice president of the Red Cross Society.

After a while, I asked, "Xiu Yan, Xiao Chen, how do you feel about going to the Goryeo Peninsula with the Eastern Expeditionary Army this time?" ”

Gongsun Xiaochen said first: "The battle of thousands of troops and horses on the battlefield is completely different from the competition between the martial arts people seen on weekdays, although the subordinates did not come in person, but they can feel the cruel atmosphere, the martial arts of the subordinates are not high, but they have also insisted on practicing for more than ten years, if the subordinates come to the battlefield in person, I feel that the martial arts practiced on weekdays seem to be not as direct as the moves of the soldiers." ”

Tian Xiuyan also said: "Xiao Chen is right, strength and speed are the most important things in the fight on the battlefield, and skills have become redundant. ”

I nodded, "That's true." However, I do not want you to become soldiers, but I want you to become generals who lead the troops, and tell me what you know about the command of this battle of Goryeo. ”

Gongsun Xiaochen said: "Your Majesty, this Eastern Crusade, the subordinates think that first of all, Yin Yinglei and Li Beiyang are well commanded, have a strong sense of the overall situation, and can make full use of various favorable conditions, for example, take advantage of the contradictions between the different forces of Goryeo, and draw one side to fight the other, so as to minimize the casualties of our army, and at the same time, after analyzing the situation, the generals will be decisive and resolute, and will not drag the mud and water, since it is very likely to fall into the quagmire in Goryeo, then unswervingly withdraw, even if the temporary advantage is obvious, There is no nostalgia either. ”

"Yes, for the sake of the generals, they know the current affairs and advance and retreat in a good way, which is something we should learn from Lord Yin and Master Li." Tian Xiuyan also said.

"Xiu Yan, Xiao Chen, you said it very well, I let you go to Goryeo, just to let you feel the atmosphere of the battlefield, the two of you, one is the senior apprentice of the great wizard Jiang Yang, and the other is the son of the Emperor Valley Gongsun Hall Master, both from the supreme land of martial arts, compared with other generals in the army, you have a natural advantage, but this advantage can also be said to be a disadvantage, which needs to be slowly experienced."

Gongsun Xiaochen and Tian Xiuyan said in unison: "Yes, son." ”

"After the New Year, you will continue your studies at Lin'an Military University, and by the middle of this year, I will arrange for you to go to the army on the front line. Okay, everybody moving on to eating. ”

"That's it, brother, this is the New Year, you should eat, drink and have fun."

"Well, Ling'er is right. Come, everyone toast to Xianchun for four years, cheers. ”

After seeing off Liao Yingzhong, Fan Wenhuan and other guests, Jia Rudao sat alone in the study of the Prime Minister's Mansion in a daze.

"Every year before the New Year, Monk Lian Zhen will bring a letter to the north, where is this year's chain of truth? If he was caught by Jinyiwei, would he tell the story of Hao Jing, Wu Lihan and others? If Zhao Yu knows about it, it will be a crime of bullying. Thinking of this, Jia Rudao couldn't help but panic in his heart, and unconsciously stood up and kept walking back and forth in the house.

In 1260, Hao Jing sent an envoy to the Southern Song Dynasty, when the prime minister Jia Yidao concealed that he begged for peace with Mongolia in Ezhou the previous year, and privately made an alliance under the city, but falsely reported the fact of the great victory, he deliberately detained the envoy from the north in the middle of the way, and detained Hao Jing for a long time, not ordering him to advance or retreat.

For the mysterious emperor of Mongolia, Jia Rudao guessed early on that nine times out of ten it was Hao Jing. However, fortunately, Wu Lihan is still in his hands, and for the Wu family, Jia Rudao is naturally relieved.

If Hao Jing didn't get the news of Wu Lihan, even if Lianzhen wasn't caught by Jinyiwei, would Hao Jing himself tell what happened back then?

"What if you take the initiative to tell Zhao Yu about this? What are the consequences? Jia Rudao suddenly thought.

With Zhao Yu's person, how will he deal with this matter?

To say, or not to say? If you say it, you may be looking for death, but if you don't say it, you are waiting for death. Jia Yidao wiped the cold sweat from his head and continued to think. About an hour later, Jia Rudao said to himself: "The matter of Hao Jing, except for the Zhongyong Battalion and the Wu family, the ministers of the court and the central government do not know, what if this matter is the will of the first emperor?" ”

"Jia Xuan. Prepare gifts. The old man will enter the palace tomorrow and meet the Queen Mother. ”

When I knew about Hao Jing, I just smiled faintly, I didn't know this history before, so I didn't care about the matter itself.

For me, there is no need to investigate the rights and wrongs of what happened seven or eight years ago, whether it was the intention of the first emperor or Jia Rudao's own meaning, it is all in the past. I value Jia Nidao's attitude more, and I think that Jia Nidao's confession of this matter is a sign of complete surrender and complete surrender to me.

The day after Jia Nidao entered the palace, Xie Daoqing sent someone to tell Jia Nidao my opinion. Don't blame the past, let it pass in the past, this instruction made Jia Yidao suddenly excited, and ordered the Wu family to release Wu Lihan overnight.

Of course, Jia Rudao did not say anything about Lian Zhen.

Sunset and sunrise, time flies.

On March 16 of the fourth year of Xianchun, the Mongol pioneer of the southern conquest of Ashuhan led 15,000 soldiers to arrive at the Lumen Mountain Field in the southeast of Xiangyang City, and stationed in the completed castle.