After the minister surnamed Zhao finished saying this, he looked up at Chai Rong who was sitting on it, and saw that the other party did not mean to stop him from talking, so he continued: "Bixia said just now that he would give these people a chance to answer the questions of the minister and Lord Zhang. When the ......minister surnamed Zhao said this, he suddenly found that from the time these so-called Taoist priests entered the hall to the present, the official family, Lord Zhang, and himself had never asked their names, so that he didn't know what to call the Taoist priest who spoke just now.

In fact, it's not just him, even Chai Rong, who has the list of people provided by the old god of Fuyaozi, doesn't match the name with the person now. What he could be sure of now was that the one who was wearing a Dao robe and probably the only true Taoist priest in this group was called Yu Xuzi, and he was the fourth among Fuyaozi's disciples. In addition, judging by the behavior of these people, the person who came forward to speak should be the leader of these disciples mentioned by Fuyaozi - Wang Kunjun. As for who the others were, Chai Rong couldn't figure it out for a while.

However, Wang Kunjun obviously saw the meaning of the minister surnamed Zhao, and hurriedly introduced himself: "Lord Zhao, the villain's surname is Wang, and his name is Kunjun." ”

"Oh," the minister surnamed Zhao agreed, and continued, "Just now, this Wang Daoist was interrupted by Lord Zhang just after answering the official's question. The minister thought that regardless of whether what he said was the truth or not, Bixia should still give him a chance to let his minister's questions be answered clearly, and then it would not be too late to discuss whether he was guilty or not. ”

Chai Rong pondered for a moment after hearing this, nodded and said: "Zhao Aiqing is reasonable, I will give him this opportunity, let him answer Aiqing's questions first." ”

Chai Rong's words undoubtedly made Wang Kunjun see a glimmer of life, although he didn't know why this minister surnamed Zhao would help him in disguise, but this favor is something to remember. Therefore, he glanced at the minister surnamed Zhao very gratefully. However, the minister surnamed Zhao did not give him any response. But Wang Kunjun didn't care, he understood that the minister surnamed Zhao would not respond to him at this time. Otherwise, in Chai Rong's eyes, he might think that there was collusion between them.

No matter what the purpose of the minister surnamed Zhao was to help him, Wang Kunjun had to seize this opportunity at this time, so he sorted out his thoughts a little and said: "Bixia, this Lord Zhang's question, Fang Cai Caomin has already said it when he told Bixia about the experience of Caomin and others in Youzhou. In order to stand on their own, the grass people and others left the 'Yuxu Palace' and moved to live in the city of Liangxiang, and later returned to the customs in order to facilitate the operation of fields and businesses. Therefore, except for the fourth brother Yuxuzi, who is still a Taoist priest in the 'Jade Void Palace', the other brothers no longer dress up as Taoist priests.

As for why the overseas Han merchants asked by Lord Zhao had never been to Middle-earth, this matter is a long story, and the reason for this is to listen to the grass people slowly. Yes, since ancient times, there has really been no history book that has recorded a powerful country in the East China Sea, and no history book has ever recorded a Han merchant who came to China from a foreign country thousands of miles away in the East to do business. The reason for this situation is not that these Han Chinese who have left their homeland do not want to return to Middle-earth, but because they cannot return, or they dare not return. ”

"Don't dare to come back?" The minister surnamed Zhao was puzzled, "Why is this, are they afraid that the war in China and Turkey will not be peaceful and hurt their lives?" ”

"This is only one of the reasons, and it is a very secondary reason," Wang Kunjun replied, "According to the information obtained by the grass people from listening to their elders and reading various history books, the ancestors of the grass people went to sea to avoid war in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and when they arrived on this large overseas island after several months of sailing, there was already a very prosperous and very powerful country there." The inhabitants of this country are divided into two parts. Most of them are very different from my Middle-earthers, with darker skin and taller height. The so-called aborigines, who also speak a language very different from those of Middle-earth.

The other is to the surprise of the ancestors of the grass people, because they are also Han Chinese. According to these local Han Chinese, they fled overseas in the late Qin Dynasty to escape the tyranny of the First Emperor and have lived on the island for hundreds of years. Although these Han Chinese were numerically inferior and outsiders, these descendants of the pre-Qin Han were in a dominant position in the country. The alien natives were classified as inferior, slaves who could only do some menial work. When the ancestors of the grass people first arrived on the island, they were also bullied by the local Han people for a long time, just like these foreign aborigines. ,

Due to the long-term oppression, the Han people who came to the island later would often secretly find opportunities to escape the surveillance of the local Han people, and use some rafts or small boats made secretly to escape from the island. Although due to the strong winds and waves at sea, there are almost no Han people who can really escape. However, if this continues, there will be fewer and fewer Han Chinese slaves on the island, and Han Chinese slaves are far more intelligent and easy to use than local aboriginal slaves, and the local Han people naturally do not want them all to run away. Therefore, on the one hand, these local Han people made strict laws prohibiting any Han Chinese who came to the island to leave the island for a single step, otherwise not only would the escapee be immediately executed, but also the Han people who lived next to him would be implicated and executed. On the other hand, the local Han people also adopted some policies of wooing and softening to ease the contradictions with the Han people on Houshang Island. First, because of the severe punishment, and secondly, the living conditions were greatly improved, so that after a period of time, few people ran away again.

Especially more than 100 years ago, the number of descendants of the Han people on Houshang Island has far exceeded the number of local Han people, and in order to stabilize their rule, the local Han people gradually restored their freedom to the Han people on Houshang Island, allowing them to farm, do business, and even go to school and become officials. As a result, the escape of Han Chinese from the island was largely uncommon. Even if there are a few people who take risks, most of them are small boats and rafts, and in the face of thousands of miles of waves, how many people can come back alive. So, even though the Han Chinese had lived on the island for a thousand years, the people of Middle-earth still knew nothing about it. ”

"I see," the minister surnamed Zhao nodded, "On the one hand, it is a strict punishment, and on the other hand, it is a vast sea, but anyone who can survive will probably not think of escaping." What's more, when life is stable later, who would be willing to take such a big risk to run back to Middle-earth. No one has come back from the island, and naturally no one has been able to record the story of the island and the country above it, and where did our descendants learn about its existence? ”

"Even if the Han people who came to the island later did not dare to leave the island, the original local Han people on the island should not be restricted by this ban. But why has no one in Middle-earth ever seen a Han Chinese who claimed to be from the great island of the East? You know, the Great Food Merchant, who is also thousands of miles away, often comes to Middle-earth to do business. Could it be that these exotic Han people can only farm the land and not do business? The minister surnamed Zhang still asked unrelentingly.

"Not really," Wang explained, "these local Han people don't just farm the land, many of them are businessmen. However, their merchants only do business on the island and never go outside the island. Even if some people will sail on huge ships, it is mostly to rob the big food merchants that Master Zhang said. ”

"If they don't make money, are they fools?" The minister surnamed Zhang asked.

"No, no," Wang Kunjun waved his hand and said, "The reason why they don't do business with the outside world is that they are by no means fools who don't make money, but because their own country prohibits businessmen from trading with businessmen from other countries, and those who violate it will be exterminated." ”

"Why is that?" The minister surnamed Zhao is Qidao.

"This villain doesn't know," said Wang, "that this ban has been in place in the country for thousands of years, and it is said that it was enacted by the first Han Chinese leaders to arrive on the island." As for the fact that he weishenme would give this order, the court of the country never explained it to the people. However, from the perspective of the grass people, it is estimated that the earliest leader may have given this order for fear that someone would return to Middle-earth to attract the conquest of the tyrannical Qin and bring disaster to everyone. The reason why this prohibition was continued later may be due to habit, on the one hand, and on the other hand, it may be that the people of this country have studied the way of things for nearly a thousand years, and have understood many mysteries unknown to the people of Middle-earth, so as to build a country as miraculous as the grass people said before. If they come to Middle-earth, they will inevitably communicate with the people of Middle-earth, and it is inevitable that some people will tell the people of Middle-earth what they have seen and heard on the island, and the result will probably be like the grass people, not only will they not be able to convince others, but they will be regarded by the other party as traitors who bewitch the public, and even lose their lives. ”

"If, as Er said, the people on the island have such a smart mind, can make such a powerful weapon, and can completely resist more than a hundred elite soldiers in Middle-earth with the strength of one person, then with their strength, they can completely kill back to Middle-earth, sweep the world, and dominate the sea, why should they be trapped on an isolated island?" The minister surnamed Zhang raised a new question. ,

At this time, Wang Kunjun had stabilized his mind, and the thoughts in his mind were also unusually clear, so after hearing the other party's new question, he smiled and said: "Lord Zhang's good question, if this big island is very close to Middle-earth, and the people on the island have such a huge military advantage, I am afraid that they would have been busy killing on land a long time ago." But the problem is that this island is more than 10,000 miles away from Middle-earth, and even at the speed of the giant ironclad ships built on the island, it will take half a month to reach it without encountering bad weather. If you encounter strong winds and waves on the way, you are likely to end up in a shipwreck, just like many of your friends and relatives who returned to Middle-earth with the grass people.

Moreover, the army on the island can only be joined by Han Chinese, and the Han people are only a minority on the island, so the total number of troops is less than 10,000 people. How much of this strength can be sent to conquer Middle-earth, in addition to the necessary remaining soldiers? Three thousand? Five thousand? With such an army attacking Middle-earth, even if the weapons of its army are sharp, I am afraid that it will be difficult to stand. What's more, the weapons they use can only be produced on the island, and the consumption in the battle is relatively large, once the supply is interrupted due to weather conditions, they will have to die. In this way, on the one hand, he is safely and steadily being his own emperor overseas, and on the other hand, he is taking great risks to go on an expedition, how can the court and emperor on the island return to Middle-earth?

If it weren't for the catastrophe that caused the island to be torn apart and the whole island was in danger of sinking into the sea, the grass people and others would not have taken such a risk to sail out to sea and return to their homeland. Unfortunately, the fleet encountered strong winds and waves at sea, and not only sank many wooden ships, but even the mountain-like steel warships were not spared. Of the nearly 100,000 Han people who survived the ground movement, I am afraid that there will be only one in a hundred who can return to Middle-earth alive. ”

Wang Kunjun's series of answers and explanations were straightforward, and Zuihou played the sad card again, thus dispelling most of the suspicions of Chai Rong and the two ministers, Zhang and Zhao. Although he is not very convinced of the life of the overseas island countries he describes, at least he no longer thinks of the "delegation" as impostor liars.

Chai Rong's face also softened a lot after the imperial case, and he saw that his two close ministers no longer asked new questions, so he spoke: "At the beginning, Daoist Fuyao said that his disciples were all capable and knowledgeable talents, and I was originally a little skeptical. But when I saw it today, I knew that what the old fairy said was true. Not to mention anything else, just your Wang Kunjun's calmness, calmness, and eloquence are already very incomparable. ”

Hearing Chai Rong say this, Wang Kunjun knew that he had passed the first hurdle when he saw Chai Rong, and he hurriedly saluted: "Bixia praised it." The reason why the grass people dare to speak out is because the grass people know that Bixia is a rare Ming Jun throughout the ages, and what the grass people say is the truth, and Bixia will never cure the grass people for their crimes because the grass people tell the truth. ”

Wang Kunjun's words not only emphasized once again that what he said was the truth, but also praised Chai Rong in disguise. Since ancient times, those who are in high positions like to be flattered by others, whether he is a wise monarch through the ages or a faint monarch without a way, it is the same in this regard. The difference between Mingjun and Mingjun is that Mingjun chooses talents to see whether he has real talent and learning, while Mingjun chooses talents to see whether the other party will be sloppy and flattering.

Therefore, although Chai Rong is a Ming Jun, he also feels very pleasant after listening to Wang Kunjun's praise. However, Mingjun is Mingjun, no matter how good your sycophant is, he will not be stunned by you. Therefore, Chai Rong then asked: "As soon as you enter the main hall, you are constantly showing that what you say is true. But as the saying goes, 'seeing is believing, hearing is false', I can't just rely on your rhetoric to believe that you do have real talent and real learning. If you want to prove your strength, you still need to come up with some solid evidence. ”

As soon as they entered the door of the main hall, Wang Kunjun and the other brothers were waiting for Chai Rong's words, because of this sentence, they could show their abilities to Chai Rong step by step according to the deployment before entering the palace. So when Chai Rong asked them to take evidence, Wang Kunjun immediately said: "Bixia, a few gifts brought by the grass people from Youzhou to Bixia can be used as evidence." ”

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